cotilla

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cotilla (“corset”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kuˈti.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [koˈti.ʎa] === Noun === cotilla f (plural cotilles) corset (figurative) restraint === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cotilla”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “cotilla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: co‧ti‧lla === Etymology 1 === From cotorra (“parrot”), which also means "talkative" in informal speech. ==== Adjective ==== cotilla m or f (masculine and feminine plural cotillas) (colloquial) gossipy, busybodyish, nosy ==== Noun ==== cotilla m or f by sense (plural cotillas) (colloquial) gossip, busybody, nosy ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Diminutive of cota (“coat of mail”). ==== Noun ==== cotilla f (plural cotillas) corset Synonyms: corsé, corset ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: cotilla === Further reading === “cotilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025