cejilla
Spanish, noun/θeˈxiʝa/
cejilla is spelled C-E-J-I-L-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish, the 174,457th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cejilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “capotasto, capo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dispositivo consistente en una barra que se coloca en el mástil de una guitarra presionando las cuerdas a la…”.
What does cejilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecapotasto, capo
- 2
femininebridge
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dispositivo consistente en una barra que se coloca en el mástil de una guitarra presionando las cuerdas a la altura de un traste para acortar la longitud efectiva de las mismas, elevando así su tono. 2. Por extensión, imitación de la cejilla que se hace con el dedo índice sobre uno de los trastes de la guitarra.
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 cejilla
- cejillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cejilla?
- /θeˈxiʝa/
- [θeˈxi.ʝa]
- [seˈxiʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cejilla in Spanish?
cejilla appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).