cadillo

== Galician == === Etymology === Unclear. Attested since the 15th century; perhaps from Latin *catenicullum, diminutive of catēna (“chain”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈðiʎo̝/ === Noun === cadillo m (plural cadillos) thread used to tie the umbilical cord (in the plural, weaving) group of twelve or twenty-four threads that are warped (archaic) skein umbilical cord ==== Derived terms ==== cadilleira encadillar === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cadillo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cadillo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cadillo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cadillo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cadillo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin catellus. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: ca‧di‧llo === Noun === cadillo m (plural cadillos) any of certain species of plants New Zealand burs (Acaena spp.) greater burdock (Arctium lappa) beggarticks (Bidens pilosa) carrot bur parsley (Caucalis platycarpos) wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) catchweed (Galium aparine) corn buttercup (Ranunculus arvensis) southern sandbur (Cenchrus echinatus) puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) broadleaf false carrot (Turgenia latifolia) wart === Further reading === “cadillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025