metralla
Spanish, noun/meˈtɾaʝa/
metralla is spelled M-E-T-R-A-L-L-A (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,960th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metralla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “grapeshot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de pedazos menudos de hierro colado que saltan fuera de los moldes al hacer los lingotes”.
What does metralla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrapeshot
- 2
feminineshrapnel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conjunto de pedazos menudos de hierro colado que saltan fuera de los moldes al hacer los lingotes. 2. Munición menuda con que se cargan las piezas o proyectiles de artillería, y suele ser de pedazos de clavos, hierros y balas. 3. Bote de metralla. 4. Conjunto de cosas para desechar.
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona: que tiene actitudes o comportamientos cuestionables o polémicos.
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 metralla
- metrallas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce metralla?
- /meˈtɾaʝa/
- [meˈt̪ɾa.ʝa]
- [meˈt̪ɾaʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to metralla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is metralla in Spanish?
metralla appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).