vajilla

Spanish

Alternative forms

• vagilla (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin vāscella, from the neuter plural of Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Portuguese baixela, Italian vasellame, Catalan varicella, French vaisselle. Cognate with English vessel.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /baˈxiʝa/ [baˈxi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈxiʝa/ [baˈxi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baˈxiʎa/ [baˈxi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈxiʃa/ [baˈxi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈxiʒa/ [baˈxi.ʒa]

Noun

vajilla f (plural vajillas)

1. dishes, dishware

   Synonym: loza

Derived terms

• lavavajillas

Further reading

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