astilla

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See also: astillá

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /asˈtiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /asˈtiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /asˈtiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /asˈtiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: as‧ti‧lla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin astella, from astla, from Latin assula.

Noun

astilla f (plural astillas)

  1. splinter
  2. (usually in the plural) kindling
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

astilla

  1. inflection of astillar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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