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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin patella. Doublet of paella, paila, and puela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈdiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /paˈdiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈdiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈdiʒa/
- Syllabification: pa‧di‧lla
Noun
padilla f (plural padillas)
- a saucepan
- Synonym: cacerola
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