canilla
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *canīlia, collective based on Latin canis (“a dog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
canilla f (plural canilles)
- a pack of hunting dogs
Hypernyms edit
Meronyms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “canilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”).
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lla
Noun edit
canilla f (plural canillas)
- (anatomy) shin, 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 edit
- “canilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014