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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *canīlia, collective based on Latin canis (“a dog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
canilla f (plural canilles)
- a pack of hunting dogs
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈniʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaˈniʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈniʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈniʒa/
- 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)
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