sombrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From sombra +‎ -illa. Cognate with English umbrella.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /somˈbɾiʝa/ [sõmˈbɾi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /somˈbɾiʝa/ [sõmˈbɾi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /somˈbɾiʎa/ [sõmˈbɾi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /somˈbɾiʃa/ [sõmˈbɾi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /somˈbɾiʒa/ [sõmˈbɾi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: som‧bri‧lla

Noun

sombrilla f (plural sombrillas)

1. sunshade
2. parasol

   Synonym: parasol

Further reading

• “sombrilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16