canilla

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *canīlia, collective based on Latin canis (“a dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈni.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈni.ʎa]

Noun

canilla f (plural canilles)

1. a pack of hunting dogs

Hypernyms

• gossada

Meronyms

• gos de caça
• rastrejador

Related terms

• ca

Further reading

• “canilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaˈniʝa/ [kaˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈniʝa/ [kaˈni.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaˈniʎa/ [kaˈni.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈniʃa/ [kaˈni.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈniʒa/ [kaˈni.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lla

Noun

canilla f (plural canillas)

1. (anatomy, less common) ulna, radius
2. (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Mexico, Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Paraguay) faucet

   Synonym: grifo

3. (colloquial, Mexico, South America, Cuba) shin

   Synonyms: espinilla, tibia

4. (Mexico) physical strength
5. (Venezuela) baguette (bread)
6. (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], 2024 December 10