mentirijilla
Spanish, noun[mẽn̪t̪iɾiˈxiʝa]
mentirijilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “fib, white lie, tarradiddle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mentira inocua que se cuenta con fines positivos”.
What does mentirijilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefib, white lie, tarradiddle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mentira inocua que se cuenta con fines positivos 2. Mentira sin importancia
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 mentirijilla
- mentirijillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mentirijilla?
- [mẽn̪t̪iɾiˈxiʝa]
- [mẽn̪t̪iɾiˈxiʎa]
- [mẽn̪t̪iɾiˈxiʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mentirijilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mentirijilla in Spanish?
mentirijilla appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).