casilla

Spanish

Etymology

From casa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈsiʝa/ [kaˈsi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈsiʎa/ [kaˈsi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈsiʃa/ [kaˈsi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈsiʒa/ [kaˈsi.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: ca‧si‧lla

Noun

casilla f (plural casillas)

box (small area on a document for a tick mark)
pigeonhole
text box
cabin
square (of e.g. a board game)
ballot box

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: kasilyas (“toilet bowl”)
→ Cebuano: kasilyas (“toilet”)
Chavacano: casillas (“toilet”)
→ Sambali: kasilyas (“toilet”)

Further reading

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

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