boquilla

Spanish

Etymology

From boca (“mouth”) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /boˈkiʝa/ [boˈki.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /boˈkiʝa/ [boˈki.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /boˈkiʎa/ [boˈki.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /boˈkiʃa/ [boˈki.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /boˈkiʒa/ [boˈki.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: bo‧qui‧lla

Noun

boquilla f (plural boquillas)

1. mouthpiece of a wind instrument
2. cigarette holder
3. leg opening (in pants or a dress)
4. nozzle

Further reading

• “boquilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10