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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish canastiello, from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum. Equivalent to canasto (“basket”) + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kanasˈtiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kanasˈtiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kanasˈtiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kanasˈtiʒo/
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo
- Syllabification: ca‧nas‧ti‧llo
Noun
canastillo m (plural canastillos)
- diminutive of canasto; a small wicker basket
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