mesilla

See also: Mesilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mesa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

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

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: me‧si‧lla

Noun

mesilla f (plural mesillas)

Diminutive of mesa
bedside table
stall (at a market)

Derived terms

mesilla de noche

Further reading

“mesilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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