silla eléctrica

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌsiʝa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʝa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌsiʝa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʝa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌsiʎa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʎa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌsiʃa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʃa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌsiʒa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʒa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka]

• Syllabification: si‧lla e‧léc‧tri‧ca

Noun

silla eléctrica f (plural sillas eléctricas)

1. electric chair (device used for execution by electrocution)

Further reading

• “silla eléctrica”, 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