vajilla

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Aragonese vaxiella, with the /-jeʎa/ equated to Castilian /-iʎa/ (cf. Aragonese castiello: Spanish castillo). From Late Latin vāscella, plural of vāscellum, a diminutive based ultimately on Classical Latin vās (“vessel”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈxiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /baˈxiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈxiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈxiʒa/

  • Audio (Peru):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: va‧ji‧lla

Noun

vajilla f (plural vajillas)

  1. dishes, dishware
    Synonym: loza

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Galician: vaixela
  • → Portuguese: baixela

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