a la llama

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to the flame”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a la ˈʝama/ [a la ˈʝa.ma]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /a la ˈʝama/ [a la ˈʝa.ma]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /a la ˈʎama/ [a la ˈʎa.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /a la ˈʃama/ [a la ˈʃa.ma]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /a la ˈʒama/ [a la ˈʒa.ma]

• Syllabification: a la lla‧ma

Adverb

a la llama

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) right away; immediately

Further reading

• “llama”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010