canilla
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *canīlia, collective based on Latin canis (“a dog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
canilla f (plural canilles)
- a pack of hunting dogs
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Further reading
- “canilla”, 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
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈniʝa/ [kaˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /kaˈniʎa/ [kaˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /kaˈniʃa/ [kaˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /kaˈniʒa/ [kaˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lla
Noun
canilla f (plural canillas)
- (anatomy, less common) ulna, radius
- (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Mexico, Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Paraguay) faucet
- Synonym: grifo
- (colloquial, Mexico, South America, Cuba) shin
- (Mexico) physical strength
- (Venezuela) baguette (bread)
- (Sinaloa) leg
Further reading
- “canilla”, 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