canecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From can +‎ -ecillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaneˈθiʝo/ [ka.neˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /kaneˈθiʎo/ [ka.neˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /kaneˈsiʝo/ [ka.neˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kaneˈsiʎo/ [ka.neˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /kaneˈsiʃo/ [ka.neˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kaneˈsiʒo/ [ka.neˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ca‧ne‧ci‧llo

Noun

canecillo m (plural canecillos)

(architecture) bracket

Further reading

“canecillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024