semilla

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably from a derivative of Latin semen (“seeds”).

Corominas proposes Latin *sēminia, plural of *sēminium, through a Mozarabic xeminio.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seˈmiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /seˈmiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈmiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈmiʒa/

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  • (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: se‧mi‧lla

Noun

semilla f (plural semillas)

  1. seed (of a plant)

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: semilya
  • → Portuguese: semilha (“potato”)
  • → Tagalog: semilya (“sperm, semen”)

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