astilla

See also: astillá

Spanish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /asˈtiʝa/ [asˈt̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /asˈtiʝa/ [asˈt̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /asˈtiʎa/ [asˈt̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /asˈtiʃa/ [asˈt̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /asˈtiʒa/ [asˈt̪i.ʒa]

Etymology 1

From Late Latin astella, diminutive of Latin astŭla, variant of assula (“splinter”), from Latin axis.

Noun

astilla f (plural astillas)

1. splinter
2. (usually in the plural) kindling

Derived terms

• astillar
• astillero
• astilloso
• de tal palo, tal astilla
• estallar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

astilla

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of astillar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of astillar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of astillar.

Further reading

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