Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetilla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetil-la
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Tetilla (“cheese”).

noun

a cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia, which resembles a small breast (hence the name) or a half-pear (hence the alternate name perilla).

Example Sentences

"The [...] cheeses are mild and buttery, and loved by children because tetilla is almost spreadable."
"The flavor of tetilla cheese is clean and smooth, and it melts beautifully. making it a perfect quesadilla cheese."
"This is a light salad made with tetilla cheese."

Etymology

From Spanish tetilla (“little breast”), because the cheese is usually shaped into cones that resemble breasts or (half) pears.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: tetilla

Inflected Forms

tetillas (plural)

Questions

What does tetilla mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Tetilla (“cheese”).
Where does tetilla come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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