guilla

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡi.ʎa]

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.

Noun

guilla f (plural guilles)

1. fox

   Synonyms: guineu, rabosa

2. common thresher shark

   Synonyms: guineu, rabosa

3. peacock blenny

   Synonym: gallerbo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic غِلَّة.

Noun

guilla f (plural guilles)

1. (rare) harvest

   Synonym: collita

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “guilla”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “guilla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “guilla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiʝa/ [ˈɡi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiʝa/ [ˈɡi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiʎa/ [ˈɡi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiʃa/ [ˈɡi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiʒa/ [ˈɡi.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: gui‧lla

Noun

guilla f (plural guillas)

1. (Panama, slang) A state of losing concentration or becoming distracted, either due to a mental lapse or being in a state of introspection.
2. (Panama, slang, by extension) The mental lapse or introspection itself.
3. (Panama, slang) An obsession or full focus on an idea or belief, regardless of its plausibility or veracity.
4. (Panama, slang, by analogy) A complicated or messy situation.

Further reading

• “guilla”, 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