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, Philippines) /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

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001