mesilla

See also: Mesilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mesa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /meˈsiʝa/ [meˈsi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /meˈsiʝa/ [meˈsi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /meˈsiʎa/ [meˈsi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈsiʃa/ [meˈsi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈsiʒa/ [meˈsi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: me‧si‧lla

Noun

mesilla f (plural mesillas)

1. diminutive of mesa
2. bedside table
3. stall (at a market)

Derived terms

• mesilla de noche

 

Further reading

• “mesilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28