canalillo

Spanish

Etymology

From canal +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kanaˈliʝo/ [ka.naˈli.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kanaˈliʎo/ [ka.naˈli.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kanaˈliʃo/ [ka.naˈli.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kanaˈliʒo/ [ka.naˈli.ʒo]

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

Syllabification: ca‧na‧li‧llo

Noun

canalillo m (plural canalillos)

Diminutive of canal
(colloquial) cleavage (central cleft between a woman breasts)

Further reading

“canalillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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