guilla

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡi.ʎa]

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.

Noun

guilla f (plural guilles)

1. fox

   Synonyms: guineu, rabosa

2. common thresher shark

   Synonyms: guineu, rabosa

3. peacock blenny

   Synonym: gallerbo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic غِلَّة.

Noun

guilla f (plural guilles)

1. (rare) harvest

   Synonym: collita

Further reading

• “guilla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “guilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “guilla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

•  

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiʝa/ [ˈɡi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈɡiʝa/ [ˈɡi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈɡiʎa/ [ˈɡi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡiʃa/ [ˈɡi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡiʒa/ [ˈɡi.ʒa]

Noun

guilla f (plural guillas)

1. (Panama, slang) A state of losing concentration or becoming distracted, either due to a mental lapse or being in a state of introspection.
2. (Panama, slang, by extension) The mental lapse or introspection itself.
3. (Panama, slang) An obsession or full focus on an idea or belief, regardless of its plausibility or veracity.
4. (Panama, slang, by analogy) A complicated or messy situation.

Further reading

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