barandilla

Spanish

Etymology

From baranda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baɾanˈdiʝa/ [ba.ɾãn̪ˈd̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baɾanˈdiʝa/ [ba.ɾãn̪ˈd̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /baɾanˈdiʎa/ [ba.ɾãn̪ˈd̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baɾanˈdiʃa/ [ba.ɾãn̪ˈd̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baɾanˈdiʒa/ [ba.ɾãn̪ˈd̪i.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: ba‧ran‧di‧lla

Noun

barandilla f (plural barandillas)

1. handrail, banister (the handrail on the side of a staircase)

   Synonyms: baranda, barandal

2. (Mexico) detention centre; jailhouse

See also

• pasamanos

 

Further reading

• “barandilla”, 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