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Spanish
Etymology
From baranda + -illa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baɾanˈdiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /baɾanˈdiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baɾanˈdiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baɾanˈdiʒa/
- Syllabification: ba‧ran‧di‧lla
Noun
barandilla f (plural barandillas)
- handrail, banister (the handrail on the side of a staircase)
- Synonyms: baranda, barandal
- (Mexico) detention centre; jailhouse
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