quila
Spanish, noun/ˈkila/
quila is spelled Q-U-I-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quila is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Chusquea quila, a type of bamboo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Chusquea quila) Gramínea bambusácea de los bosques templados de Chile y Argentina, de cañas curvas y…”.
What does quila mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineChusquea quila, a type of bamboo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Chusquea quila) Gramínea bambusácea de los bosques templados de Chile y Argentina, de cañas curvas y ramificadas, de uno a ocho metros de altura. Tiene uso como leña, en artesanía, y como forraje en tiempos de escasez. Su florecimiento y muerte, que ocurre aproximadamente cada 15 años, acarrea trastornos ecológicos, como las ratadas. 2. El culmo (tallo) leñoso de la quila₁. Su interior es macizo y arde con gran facilidad. Se usa en cestería y mueblería.
noun: 1. Azar, destino.
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 quila
- quilas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quila?
- /ˈkila/
- [ˈki.la]
- [ˈkila]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quila in Spanish?
quila appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).