pandilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From panda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /panˈdiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /panˈdiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /panˈdiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /panˈdiʒa/

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  • Syllabification: pan‧di‧lla

Noun

pandilla f (plural pandillas)

  1. (collective) gang
    Synonym: mara
    • 2021 July 14, Juan Sanguino, “Curvas y músculos pero nada de sexo: por qué los héroes de Hollywood han abrazado el celibato”, in El País, retrieved 2021-07-15:
      En cuanto Disney absorbió Marvel en 2012, los Vengadores se convirtieron en una pandilla célibe.
      As soon as Disney took over Marvel in 2012, the Avengers became a celibate gang.

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