alita
Spanish, noun/aˈlita/
alita is spelled A-L-I-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 92,762nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “wing (food)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of ala; small wing. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de ala”.
What does alita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of ala; small wing
- 2
femininewing (food)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de ala. 2. Objeto semejante a un plato de alrededor de 1 metro de diámetro, hecho de voqui tejido en espiral. Se usaba para aventar los granos de trigo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alita
- alitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alita?
- /aˈlita/
- [aˈli.t̪a]
- [aˈlit̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is alita in Spanish?
alita appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).