Feminine

hebilla

Meaning

buckle, clasp

Translations

Frequency

25k
Hyphenated as
he‧bi‧lla
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eˈbiʝa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish feviella~fiviella (with /e/ < /i/ perhaps via dissimilation), from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of Latin fībula. Compare Portuguese fivela, Galician fibela.

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