canilla
Spanish, noun/kaˈniʝa/
canilla is spelled C-A-N-I-L-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,788th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “faucet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de caña”.
What does canilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicofemininefaucet
- 2
Mexicocolloquialfeminineshin
- 3
Mexicofemininephysical strength
- 4
femininebaguette (bread)
- 5
feminineleg
- 6
feminineulna, radius
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de caña. 2. Cada uno de los huesos principales o más largos de la pierna o del brazo, sobre todo la tibia. 3. Parte del frente de la pierna, espinilla. 4. Cada hueso más largo o principal del ala de un ave.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of canilla
- canillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canilla?
- /kaˈniʝa/
- [kaˈni.ʝa]
- [kaˈniʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canilla in Spanish?
canilla appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).