criadilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From criada +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kɾjaˈdiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kɾjaˈdiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kɾjaˈdiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kɾjaˈdiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: cria‧di‧lla

Noun

criadilla f (plural criadillas)

  1. diminutive of criada (servant)
  2. (cooking) testicle
    Synonym: testículo
    • 2015 September 18, “La chicha que nos une”, in El País:
      Unas se utilizan para adobar carnes, otras acaban condimentando guisos y una de ellas, la chicha a medio madurar, se convierte en chichagre, el sutil y estimulante vinagre que acompaña los jayaris, platos fríos como el escribano o las zarzas de lapas, manitas de cerdo o criadillas, que acompañan, junto a la jarra de chicha fresca, el comienzo de las comidas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. potato
    Synonym: patata

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: creïlla

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