canilla

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈni.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈni.ʎa]

canilla f (plural canilles)

1. a pack of hunting dogs

• gossada

• gos de caça
• rastrejador

• ca

• “canilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”).

• Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lla

canilla f (plural canillas)

1. (anatomy) shin, tibia

   Synonyms: espinilla, tibia

2. (anatomy, less common) ulna, radius
3. (Argentina, Northern Central Spain, Paraguay, Uruguay) faucet

   Synonym: grifo

4. spigot

   Synonym: espita

5. (Northern Mexico) leg
6. (Venezuela) baguette (bread)

• “canilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10