horquilla
Spanish, noun/oɾˈkiʝa/
horquilla is spelled H-O-R-Q-U-I-L-L-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 38,543rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horquilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hairpin, hairpin turn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de horca”.
What does horquilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehairpin, hairpin turn
- 2
femininefork
- 3
femininegarden fork, pitchfork
- 4
femininetelephone cradle
- 5
femininerowlock, oarlock
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de horca. 2. Vara larga, terminada en uno de sus extremos por dos puntas, que sirve para colgar y descolgar las cosas o para afianzarlas y asegurarlas. 3. Pieza de alambre doblada por en medio, con dos puntas iguales, que emplean las mujeres para sujetar el pelo. 4. Enfermedad que hiende las puntas del pelo, dividiéndolas en dos, y poco a poco lo va consumiendo.
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 horquilla
- horquillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horquilla?
- /oɾˈkiʝa/
- [oɾˈki.ʝa]
- [oɾˈkiʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horquilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horquilla in Spanish?
horquilla appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).