barbilla

Spanish

Etymology

From barba (“beard”) +‎ -illa (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baɾˈbiʝa/, [baɾˈβ̞i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baɾˈbiʝa/, [baɾˈβ̞i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baɾˈbiʎa/, [baɾˈβ̞i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baɾˈbiʃa/, [baɾˈβ̞i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baɾˈbiʒa/, [baɾˈβ̞i.ʒa]

Noun

barbilla f (plural barbillas)

1. chin

   Synonym: mentón

2. (sports) pull-up

Derived terms

• barbilla partida

Further reading

• “barbilla” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.