gorrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From gorra +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈriʝa/ [ɡoˈri.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡoˈriʝa/ [ɡoˈri.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ɡoˈriʎa/ [ɡoˈri.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡoˈriʃa/ [ɡoˈri.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡoˈriʒa/ [ɡoˈri.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: go‧rri‧lla

Noun

gorrilla f (plural gorrillas)

1. diminutive of gorra
   • 2015 November 24, “Columna”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Grabando un personaje episódico para una serie de televisión, mi partenaire Malena Alterio (bonísima actriz y graciosa a más no poder, no hace falta ni decirlo) me preguntó por un muchacho con gorrilla que me acompañaba a todos lados y que, de vez en cuando entre toma y toma, me hablaba aparte.

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2. (Spain) Person who advises of the existence of a free parking space and helps with directions to park in exchange for a tip. And if you don't tip them, they'll probably scratch your car.

   Synonyms: franelero, viene-viene

Further reading

• “gorrilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28