noun, feminine/aɾˈdiʝa/plural: ardillas
squirrel
Related: ardilla de Corea, ardilla listada, mono ardilla
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor.? Old Spanish (h)arda Early Modern Spanish (h)arda Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Early Modern Spanish -illa Early Modern Spanish (h)ardilla Spanish ardilla Inherited from Early Modern Spanish (h)ardilla, from (h)arda (“squirrel”) + -illa (diminutive suffix).