parrilla

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noun

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

OriginSpanish parrilla ← Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans)der.? →
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Meanings

parrilla1

nounparrilla (plural parrillas)

plural parrillas

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

    He described how Tenorinho was subjected to cruel tortures after proclaiming his innocence: he denied everything. Then they started to strike him. He was then brought to the parrilla, [the grill]. The parrilla was where we applied electric torture. It has this name because, in Argentina, the parilla is where you grill beef.

    2012, J. Patrice McSherry, Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, page 188

Parrilla2

proper nounParrilla (plural Parrillas)

plural Parrillas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Gothic*𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra)der.?
  2. Gothic*𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans)der.?
  3. Spanishparra
  4. Spanishparrilla
  5. Englishparrilla

Borrowed from Spanish parrilla (“grill”).

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APA

parrilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parrilla

MLA

“parrilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parrilla. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parrilla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parrilla.

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