muletilla

Spanish

Etymology

From muleta +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /muleˈtiʝa/ [mu.leˈt̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /muleˈtiʝa/ [mu.leˈt̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /muleˈtiʎa/ [mu.leˈt̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /muleˈtiʃa/ [mu.leˈt̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /muleˈtiʒa/ [mu.leˈt̪i.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: mu‧le‧ti‧lla

Noun

muletilla f (plural muletillas)

1. pet phrase, filler word, stock phrase

See also

• latiguillo

Further reading

• “muletilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28