celdilla

Spanish

Etymology

From celda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θelˈdiʝa/ [θel̪ˈd̪i.ʝa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)

• IPA^(key): /θelˈdiʝa/ [θel̪ˈd̪i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
• IPA^(key): /θelˈdiʎa/ [θel̪ˈd̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)

 

• IPA^(key): /selˈdiʝa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʝa] (Latin America)

• IPA^(key): /selˈdiʝa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /selˈdiʎa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

 

• IPA^(key): /selˈdiʃa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʃa] (Latin America)

• IPA^(key): /selˈdiʃa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /selˈdiʒa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: cel‧di‧lla

Noun

celdilla f (plural celdillas)

1. cell; cavity in a structure such as a honeycomb

Further reading

• “celdilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025