rodilla
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish rodiella, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈdiʝa/ [roˈð̞i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /roˈdiʎa/ [roˈð̞i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈdiʃa/ [roˈð̞i.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈdiʒa/ [roˈð̞i.ʒa]
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- (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: ro‧di‧lla
Noun
rodilla f (plural rodillas)
- knee (joint or region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank)
- Synonym: (formal) hinojo
Derived terms
- arrodillar
- de rodillas
Related terms
- rodillo
- rueda
Further reading
- “rodilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014