canilla

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈni.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kaˈni.ʎa]

Noun

canilla f (plural canilles)

a pack of hunting dogs

Hypernyms

gossada

Meronyms

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

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lla

Noun

canilla f (plural canillas)

(anatomy) shin, tibia
Synonyms: espinilla, tibia
(anatomy, less common) ulna, radius
(Argentina, Northern Central Spain, Paraguay, Uruguay) faucet
Synonym: grifo
spigot
Synonym: espita
(Northern Mexico) leg
(Venezuela) baguette (bread)

Further reading

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

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