hijuela
Spanish, noun[iˈxwela]
hijuela is spelled H-I-J-U-E-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 152,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hijuela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pejorative of hija” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de hija”.
What does hijuela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepejorative of hija
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de hija. 2. Con respecto a una cuestión o cosa principal, cada una de las que le están subordinadas. 3. Documento que detalla los bienes que se reparten por una herencia. 4. Conjunto de los bienes legados en una herencia.
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 hijuela
- hijuelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hijuela?
- [iˈxwela]
- [ixuˈela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hijuela in Spanish?
hijuela appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).