canillita
Spanish
Etymology
canilla + -ita
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaniˈʝita/ [ka.niˈʝi.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaniˈʎita/ [ka.niˈʎi.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaniˈʃita/ [ka.niˈʃi.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaniˈʒita/ [ka.niˈʒi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lli‧ta
Noun
canillita f (plural canillitas)
- Diminutive of canilla
Noun
canillita m or f (plural canillitas)
- (Latin America) A street vendor who sells newspapers or lottery tickets.
Further reading
- “canillita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014