golilla
[goˈliʝa]
The verdict
“golilla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indumentaria propia de los hombres, que en el siglo XVII sustituyó en España a la lechuguilla y a la valona. Consistía en una tela fina almidonada dispuesta en forma horizontal alrededor del cuello.
Corpus desk
Index ES-golilla · golilla · Spanish
golilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | golilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [goˈliʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “golilla” en español
Rare enough to double-check
golilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [goˈliʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for golilla, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is golilla, spelled G-O-L-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Indumentaria propia de los hombres, que en el siglo XVII sustituyó en España a la lechuguilla y a la valona. Consistía en una tela fina almidonada dispuesta en forma horizontal alrededor del cuello.
- 2Los ministros y letrados que usaban este adorno eran llamados metonímicamente golillas.
- 3Disco agujereado que se usa para apretar tornillos o tuercas.
- 4Actitud de una persona que busca obtener un beneficio propio a costa de aprovecharse de los demás
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how golilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Otros hay que en España visten a lo francés y en Francia a lo español, y no falta quien en la campaña sale con golilla y en la Corte con valona, haciendo de esta suerte celebrados matachines, como si necesitase de sainetes la fisga.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.