criadilla

Spanish

Etymology

From criada +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kɾjaˈdiʝa/ [kɾjaˈð̞i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /kɾjaˈdiʝa/ [kɾjaˈð̞i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /kɾjaˈdiʎa/ [kɾjaˈð̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /kɾjaˈdiʃa/ [kɾjaˈð̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kɾjaˈdiʒa/ [kɾjaˈð̞i.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: cria‧di‧lla

Noun

criadilla f (plural criadillas)

1. diminutive of criada (“servant”)
2. (cooking) testicle

   Synonym: testículo

   • 2015 September 18, “La chicha que nos une”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Unas se utilizan para adobar carnes, otras acaban condimentando guisos y una de ellas, la chicha a medio madurar, se convierte en chichagre, el sutil y estimulante vinagre que acompaña los jayaris, platos fríos como el escribano o las zarzas de lapas, manitas de cerdo o criadillas, que acompañan, junto a la jarra de chicha fresca, el comienzo de las comidas.

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3. potato

   Synonym: patata

Derived terms

• criadilla de mar
• criadilla de tierra (“truffle”)

Descendants

• → Catalan: creïlla

Further reading

• “criadilla”, 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