canastillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish canastiello, from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum. Equivalent to canasto (“basket”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kanasˈtiʝo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kanasˈtiʎo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kanasˈtiʃo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kanasˈtiʒo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.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‧nas‧ti‧llo

Noun

canastillo m (plural canastillos)

Diminutive of canasto; a small wicker basket

Related terms

canasto

Further reading

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

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