canica

Spanish

canica

Etymology

Borrowed from French canique, from Dutch knikker.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

canica f (plural canicas)

glass marble (spherical ball)
Synonym: (South America) bolilla

Further reading

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

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