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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.
Noun
guilla f (plural guilles)
- fox
- Synonyms: guineu, rabosa
- common thresher shark
- Synonyms: guineu, rabosa
- peacock blenny
- Synonym: gallerbo
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic غِلَّة.
Noun
guilla f (plural guilles)
- (rare) harvest
- Synonym: collita
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈɡiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈɡiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡiʒa/
Noun
guilla f (plural guillas)
- (Panama, slang) A state of losing concentration or becoming distracted, either due to a mental lapse or being in a state of introspection.
- (Panama, slang, by extension) The mental lapse or introspection itself.
- (Panama, slang) An obsession or full focus on an idea or belief, regardless of its plausibility or veracity.
- (Panama, slang, by analogy) A complicated or messy situation.
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