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Spanish
Etymology
From espiga + -illa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espiˈɡiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /espiˈɡiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espiˈɡiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espiˈɡiʒa/
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧gui‧lla
Noun
espiguilla f (plural espiguillas)
- diminutive of espiga
- herringbone pattern
- annual meadow grass (Poa annua)
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