guilla
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Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.
Noun
[edit]guilla f (plural guilles)
- fox
- common thresher shark
- peacock blenny
- Synonym: gallerbo
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic غِلَّة.
Noun
[edit]guilla f (plural guilles)
Further reading
[edit]- “guilla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “guilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “guilla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]guilla f (plural guillas)
- (Panama, slang) A state of losing concentration or becoming distracted, either due to a mental lapse or being in a state of introspection.
- (Panama, slang, by extension) The mental lapse or introspection itself.
- (Panama, slang) An obsession or full focus on an idea or belief, regardless of its plausibility or veracity.
- (Panama, slang, by analogy) A complicated or messy situation.
Further reading
[edit]- “guilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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