canica

Spanish

canica

Etymology

Borrowed from Louisiana French canique, from Dutch knikker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnika/ [kaˈni.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: ca‧ni‧ca

Noun

canica f (plural canicas)

1. glass marble (spherical ball)

   Synonym: (South America) bolilla

Further reading

• “canica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28