semilla

See also: Semilla

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from a derivative of Latin semen (“seeds”).

Corominas proposes Latin sēminia, plural of sēminium, through a Mozarabic variant.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /seˈmiʎa/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /seˈmiɟ͡ʝa/, [seˈmiʝa]

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Noun

semilla f (plural semillas)

1. seed (of a plant)

Descendants

• → Cebuano: semilya
• → Portuguese: semilha (“potato”)
• → Tagalog: semilya (“sperm, semen”)

Further reading

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