comilla

Spanish

Etymology

From coma (“comma”) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /koˈmiʝa/ [koˈmi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈmiʝa/ [koˈmi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /koˈmiʎa/ [koˈmi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈmiʃa/ [koˈmi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈmiʒa/ [koˈmi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: co‧mi‧lla

Noun

comilla f (plural comillas)

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Derived terms

• comilla baja
• comillas altas
• comillas angulares
• comillas latinas
• comillas simples

 

Further reading

• “comillas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28