musiquilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From música +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /musiˈkiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /musiˈkiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /musiˈkiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /musiˈkiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: mu‧si‧qui‧lla

Noun

musiquilla f (plural musiquillas)

  1. tune, melody
    • 2015 October 3, “El día en que Alemania utilizó el mismo reloj”, in El País:
      Hubo un tiempo en el que los programas de televisión no acababan exactamente a la hora prevista y para ajustar los tiempos, especialmente antes de los informativos, las cadenas ponían en antena un reloj y una musiquilla hasta que llegaba la hora exacta y comenzaban las noticias.
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