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tetilla

tetilla is the alternative letter-case form of Tetilla.

Noun capitalized: Tetilla

Tetilla (plural Tetillas)

  1. (A cone of) 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).

Forms of tetilla

pluraltetillas
pluralTetillas
alternative formtetilla

Origin of tetilla

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

Questions about tetilla

What does tetilla mean?
Tetilla means 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).
What is tetilla the alternative letter-case form of?
Tetilla is the alternative letter-case form of Tetilla.
What part of speech is tetilla?
Tetilla is a noun.
What is the plural of tetilla?
The plural of tetilla is tetillas.

Words near tetilla in the dictionary

  1. tethytherian
  2. tethytherians
  3. Teti
  4. Tetiana
  5. Tetiiv
  6. tetilla
  7. tetillas
  8. tetillid
  9. tetillids
  10. Tetley
  11. Tetlock

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