horquilla

Spanish

Etymology

From horca +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /orˈkiʎa/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /orˈkiɟ͡ʝa/, [orˈkiʝa]

Noun

horquilla f (plural horquillas)

hairpin, hairpin turn
fork (of a bicycle)
garden fork, pitchfork
telephone cradle

Derived terms

ahorquillar

Further reading

“horquilla” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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