Etymology

parrilla

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Today it means: A form of torture where the victim is strapped to a metal frame and subjected to electric shock. Full definition →

Spanish parrilla ← Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans)der.?
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  1. Gothic*𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra)der.?
  2. Gothic*𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans)der.?
  3. Spanishparra
  4. Spanishparrilla
  5. English todayparrilla

Borrowed from Spanish parrilla (“grill”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.