escila

See also: Escila

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin scilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈθila/ [esˈθi.la] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /eˈsila/ [eˈsi.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: es‧ci‧la

Noun

escila f (plural escilas)

1. squill; sea onion

   Synonym: cebolla albarrana

Derived terms

• escila de otoño
• escila española

Further reading

• “escila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024