calilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cala.

Noun

calilla f (plural calillas)

1. (colloquial, Latin America) annoyance, bother

   Synonym: molestia

2. (colloquial, Chile) debt

   Synonym: deuda

3. (Guatemala, Honduras) annoying person
4. (Colombia) thin and long cigar

Related terms

• encalillar

 

Further reading

• “calilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28