mancilla

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See also: mancillá

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /manˈθiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /manˈθiʎa/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /manˈsiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /manˈsiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /manˈsiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /manˈsiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: man‧ci‧lla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish manziella, from Vulgar Latin mancella, from Latin macella.

Noun

mancilla f (plural mancillas)

  1. stain; blemish (moral defect; a character flaw)
    Synonym: mancha
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mancilla

  1. inflection of mancillar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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