malilla
Spanish, noun[maˈliʝa]
malilla is spelled M-A-L-I-L-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish, the 148,939th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “the two” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Carta que en algunos juegos de naipes forma parte del estuche (tener tresillo, espadilla y malilla en una…”.
What does malilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe two
- 2
femininea particular card game with 9 different numbers
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Carta que en algunos juegos de naipes forma parte del estuche (tener tresillo, espadilla y malilla en una mano), y es la segunda entre las cartas de más valor: en oros y copas se toma el siete por malilla, y en espadas y bastos, el dos. 2. En alusión al naipe comodín: aquello que se hace servir para todo. 3. Síndrome de abstinencia fruto de la adicción a las drogas.
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 malilla
- malillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malilla?
- [maˈliʝa]
- [maˈliʎa]
- [maˈliʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is malilla in Spanish?
malilla appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).