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parrilla

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P AA2 R IH1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A form of torture where the victim is strapped to a metal frame and subjected to electric shock.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra)der.? Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans)der.? Spanish parra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish parrillabor. English parrilla Borrowed from Spanish parrilla (“grill”).