vajilla

Spanish

Alternative forms

vagilla (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin vāscella, from the neuter plural of Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Portuguese baixela, Catalan vaixella.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /baˈxiʎa/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /baˈxiɟ͡ʝa/, [baˈxiʝa]

Noun

vajilla f (plural vajillas)

dishes, dishware
Synonym: loza

Derived terms

lavavajillas

Further reading

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

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