ladilla
Spanish
Etymology
From a diminutive of Latin latus (“wide”), or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *blatella, diminutive of blatta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /laˈdiʝa/ [laˈð̞i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /laˈdiʎa/ [laˈð̞i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /laˈdiʃa/ [laˈð̞i.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /laˈdiʒa/ [laˈð̞i.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa
- Syllabification: la‧di‧lla
Noun
ladilla f (plural ladillas)
- crab louse
Adjective
ladilla (plural ladillas)
- (Venezuela, mildly vulgar, slang) annoying, pain in the ass
Further reading
- “ladilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014