ventanilla

Spanish

Etymology

From ventana (“window”) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bentaˈniʝa/ [bẽn̪.t̪aˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /bentaˈniʝa/ [bẽn̪.t̪aˈni.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /bentaˈniʎa/ [bẽn̪.t̪aˈni.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /bentaˈniʃa/ [bẽn̪.t̪aˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /bentaˈniʒa/ [bẽn̪.t̪aˈni.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: ven‧ta‧ni‧lla

Noun

ventanilla f (plural ventanillas)

1. diminutive of ventana; small window
2. window of a vehicle, porthole
3. ticket window

   Synonym: taquilla

4. envelope window
5. (anatomy) nostril

   Synonyms: narina, fosa nasal

Further reading

• “ventanilla”, 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