espinilla

Spanish

Etymology

From espina +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iʝa

 

• IPA^(key): /espiˈniʝa/ [es.piˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /espiˈniʝa/ [es.piˈni.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /espiˈniʎa/ [es.piˈni.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /espiˈniʃa/ [es.piˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /espiˈniʒa/ [es.piˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ni‧lla

Noun

espinilla f (plural espinillas)

1. shinbone

   Synonyms: canilla, tibia

2. pimple, blackhead
   • 2016 November 23, “Piel libre de impurezas, poros, brillos y espinillas”, in El Periódico‎^[1]:

     Piel libre de impurezas, poros, brillos y espinillas

     Skin free of impurities, pores, sheen and pimples

Derived terms

• espinillera

Further reading

• “espinilla”, 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