"canilla" meaning in Spanish

See canilla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈniʝa/, [kaˈni.ʝa], /kaˈniʝa/, [kaˈni.ʝa], /kaˈniʎa/, [kaˈni.ʎa], /kaˈniʃa/, [kaˈni.ʃa], /kaˈniʒa/, [kaˈni.ʒa], /kaˈnia/, [kaˈni.a] Forms: canillas [plural]
Rhymes: -iʝa, -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain), -iʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines), -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs), -iʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay), -ia (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama)) Etymology: Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|cannella|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin cannella, {{inh+|es|la|cannella}} Inherited from Latin cannella Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} canilla f (plural canillas)
  1. (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Mexico, Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Paraguay) faucet Tags: Bolivia, Mexico, Navarre, Paraguay, Rioplatense, feminine Synonyms: grifo
  2. (colloquial, Canary Islands, Mexico, South America, Cuba) shin Tags: Canary-Islands, Cuba, Mexico, South-America, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: espinilla, tibia
    Sense id: en-canilla-es-noun-ePRj6o4p Categories (other): Canarian Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Mexican Spanish, South American Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 27 35 24 4 1 9
  3. (Mexico) physical strength Tags: Mexico, feminine
    Sense id: en-canilla-es-noun-Legi43cl Categories (other): Mexican Spanish
  4. (Venezuela) baguette (bread) Tags: Venezuela, feminine
    Sense id: en-canilla-es-noun-j4Zra4gn Categories (other): Venezuelan Spanish
  5. (Sinaloa) leg Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-canilla-es-noun-x8j8kau4 Categories (other): Sinaloense Spanish
  6. (anatomy, less common) ulna, radius Tags: feminine, uncommon
    Sense id: en-canilla-es-noun-zcxuD859 Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for canilla meaning in Spanish (4.0kB)

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