cilla
Spanish, noun/ˈθiʝa/
cilla is spelled C-I-L-L-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). Cilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “granary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Renta del diezmo”.
What does cilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegranary
suffix
- 1
femininealternative form of -cillo; added to feminine nouns to form diminutives
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cámara o estancia donde se guardaba el grano (cereales). En los antiguos monasterios solía estar en la panda (galería) oeste del claustro. Era un lugar muy protegido y cuidado por los hermanos legos de la comunidad. No sólo existían en los monasterios, había cillas públicas también. 2. Renta del diezmo.
suffix: 1. Forma del femenino de -cillo.
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 cilla
- cillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cilla?
- /ˈθiʝa/
- [ˈθi.ʝa]
- [ˈsiʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cilla in Spanish?
cilla 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).