metralla
Catalan
Etymology
From French mitraille.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məˈtɾa.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /meˈtɾa.ʎa/
Noun
metralla f (plural metralles)
- grapeshot
- shrapnel
- machine gun fire
Derived terms
- metrallar
- metraller
- metralleta
Further reading
- “metralla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
French mitraille.
Noun
metralla f (plural metrallas)
- grapeshot
- shrapnel
- vellon (Spanish ancient coin)
- host of impertinences
Spanish
Etymology
From French mitraille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /meˈtɾaʝa/ [meˈt̪ɾa.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /meˈtɾaʎa/ [meˈt̪ɾa.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈtɾaʃa/ [meˈt̪ɾa.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈtɾaʒa/ [meˈt̪ɾa.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa
- Syllabification: me‧tra‧lla
Noun
metralla f (plural metrallas)
- grapeshot
- shrapnel
Derived terms
- ametrallar
- metrallazo
Further reading
- “metralla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014