polilla

Finnish

Noun

polilla

1. (deprecated template usage) adessive singular of poli

Noun

polilla

1. (deprecated template usage) adessive plural of pola

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /poˈliʝa/ [poˈli.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /poˈliʝa/ [poˈli.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /poˈliʎa/ [poˈli.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /poˈliʃa/ [poˈli.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /poˈliʒa/ [poˈli.ʒa]

Noun

polilla f (plural polillas)

1. moth
2. grub, woodworm, bookworm
3. cause of progressive destruction

Derived terms

• apolillar

See also

• mariposa
• oruga

Further reading

• “polilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014