casilla

Spanish

Etymology

From casa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaˈsiʝa/ [kaˈsi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈsiʝa/ [kaˈsi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈsiʎa/ [kaˈsi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈsiʃa/ [kaˈsi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈsiʒa/ [kaˈsi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: ca‧si‧lla

Noun

casilla f (plural casillas)

1. box (small area on a document for a tick mark)
2. pigeonhole
3. text box
4. cabin
5. square (of e.g. a board game)
6. ballot box

Derived terms

• casillero
• sacar de sus casillas

 

Related terms

• chalé
• chalet

 

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: kasilyas (“toilet bowl”)
• → Cebuano: kasilyas (“toilet”)
• Chavacano: casillas (“toilet”)
• → Sambali: kasilyas (“toilet”)

Further reading

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