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Padilla

US/pəˈdiːə/

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Philippines/pɐˈd̪il.jɐ/

Padilla proper noun: a surname from Spanish.

Proper noun

Padilla (countable and uncountable, plural Padillas)

  1. A surname from Spanish.
    • Padilla added that while the tarantulas may give some the creeps, they munch on things that humans often consider pests, including cockroaches, beetles and other insects.2019 August 9, Dylan Miettinen, “Is that love in the air? Thousands of tarantulas to descend on southeast Colorado in search of mates”, in CNN
  2. A municipality of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
  3. A town and municipality of Cauca Department, Colombia.
  4. A town in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia.

Forms of Padilla

pluralPadillas

Origin of Padilla

Borrowed from Spanish Padilla.

Words formed from Padilla

Phrases with Padilla

Words that rhyme with Padilla

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Questions about Padilla

What does Padilla mean?
Padilla means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Padilla?
Padilla is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Padilla?
Padilla is pronounced /pəˈdiːə/ (US).

Words near Padilla in the dictionary

  1. Padia
  2. Padias
  3. padiddle
  4. padiddles
  5. Padiham
  6. Padilla
  7. Padilla-Gomez
  8. Padillas
  9. Padillo
  10. Padillos
  11. padimate

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