liguilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From liga +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /liˈɡiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /liˈɡiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /liˈɡiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /liˈɡiʒa/

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: li‧gui‧lla

Noun

liguilla f (plural liguillas)

  1. small league, play-off competition (like the group stage of the Champions League)

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