ciudadela

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θjudaˈdela/ [θju.ð̞aˈð̞e.la] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sjudaˈdela/ [sju.ð̞aˈð̞e.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: ciu‧da‧de‧la

Noun

ciudadela f (plural ciudadelas)

1. citadel

Further reading

• “ciudadela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025