hacer el canelo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to act the cinnamon tree”. === Verb === hacer el canelo (first-person singular present hago el canelo, first-person singular preterite hice el canelo, past participle hecho el canelo) (idiomatic, colloquial) to play the fool Synonyms: hacer el primo, hacer la gamba, hacer el indio === Further reading === “hacer el canelo”, 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