cotilla
Spanish, noun/koˈtiʝa/
cotilla is spelled C-O-T-I-L-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 61,391st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cotilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gossip, busybody, nosy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que se mete o se interesa por asuntos que no son de su incumbencia”.
What does cotilla mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinegossipy, busybodyish, nosy
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinegossip, busybody, nosy
noun
- 1
femininecorset
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que se mete o se interesa por asuntos que no son de su incumbencia.
noun: 1. Jubón, corsé o sostén con armadura de ballenas⁴. Usado hasta el siglo XIX.
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 cotilla
- cotillas feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cotilla?
- /koˈtiʝa/
- [koˈt̪i.ʝa]
- [koˈt̪iʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cotilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cotilla in Spanish?
cotilla appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).