maxila
Spanish, noun[makˈsila]
maxila is spelled M-A-X-I-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 197,982nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maxila is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “maxilla” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte superior de las mandíbulas (las piezas de hueso o cartílago que forman la boca de los vertebrados, en…”.
What does maxila mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Parte superior de las mandíbulas (las piezas de hueso o cartílago que forman la boca de los vertebrados, en las cuales están los dientes). 2. Cada uno de los dos huesos principales que forman el maxiliar superior o la parte de arriba de la mandíbula. 3. Pieza de la boca de ciertos animales artrópodos, generalmente dotada de palpos o apéndices sensoriales.
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 maxila
- maxilas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maxila?
- [makˈsila]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maxila
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maxila in Spanish?
maxila appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).