espadilla
Spanish, noun[espaˈð̞iʝa]
espadilla is spelled E-S-P-A-D-I-L-L-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish, the 200,060th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espadilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “eastern gladiolus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Insignia roja, en figura de espada, que traen los caballeros de la orden de Santiago”.
What does espadilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineeastern gladiolus
- 2
femininescutch, swingle (flax, hemp)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Insignia roja, en figura de espada, que traen los caballeros de la orden de Santiago. 2. Instrumento de madera, a modo de machete, que se usa para espadar. 3. Pieza en figura de remo grande que hace oficio de timón en algunas embarcaciones menores. 4. As de espadas.
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 espadilla
- espadillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espadilla?
- [espaˈð̞iʝa]
- [espaˈð̞iʎa]
- [espaˈð̞iʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is espadilla in Spanish?
espadilla appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).