canilla
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== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *canīlia, collective based on Latin canis (“a dog”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəˈni.ʎə]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kaˈni.ʎa]
=== Noun ===
canilla f (plural canilles)
a pack of hunting dogs
==== Hypernyms ====
gossada
==== Meronyms ====
gos de caça
rastrejador
==== Related terms ====
ca
=== Further reading ===
“canilla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lla
=== Noun ===
canilla f (plural canillas)
(Rioplatense, Bolivia, Mexico, Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Paraguay) faucet
Synonym: grifo
(colloquial, Canary Islands, Mexico, South America, Cuba) shin
Synonyms: espinilla, tibia
(Mexico) physical strength
(Venezuela) baguette (bread)
(Sinaloa) leg
(anatomy, less common) ulna, radius
=== Further reading ===
“canilla”, 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