Spanish Conversation · Level 44
75 words
Spanish word
colilla
Pronunciation
IPA/koˈliʝa/
Meaning
- feminine nouncigarette butt
Example
No tires la colilla en la calle.
Don't throw the cigarette butt in the street.
More examples
Por favor, recoge la colilla antes de irte.
Please pick up the cigarette butt before you leave.
Core concept
Discarded cigarette butt with a short ash-stained paper tip.
Common phrases
echar la colilla
throw away the cigarette butt
recoger la colilla
pick up the cigarette butt
colilla de cigarro
cigarette butt
Similar words
cigarrillo: A single paper-wrapped roll of tobacco that people light and smoke.
filtro: Small attached mouthpiece at a cigarette's end that filters smoke and softens the draw.
pitillo: An informal spoken name for a cigarette that appears in casual conversation.
ceniza: Powdery residue that forms when tobacco burns.
Definition in Spanish
Resto del extremo de un cigarrillo que queda después de fumar; por extensión, pequeño trozo que sirve como comprobante.
Word origin
From cola 'tail' plus the diminutive -illa, literally 'little tail', applied to the cigarette's tail end and later extended to small remnants like stubbed receipts.
Usage tips
- When referring to ticket stubs, speakers sometimes prefer talón or resguardo, so colilla in paperwork contexts may sound informal or ambiguous.
Other meanings
- ticket stubnoun
- counterfoilnoun