canillera
Spanish, noun/kaniˈʝeɾa/
canillera is spelled C-A-N-I-L-L-E-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written Spanish, the 298,369th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canillera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shinpad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Elemento protector que cubre las canillas en las piernas para evitar lesiones por golpes”.
What does canillera mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshinpad
- 2
femininetremble, shiver of the legs, especially due to fear
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Antiguo elemento protector de uso militar que cubría las canillas. 2. Elemento protector que cubre las canillas en las piernas para evitar lesiones por golpes. 3. Temblor de piernas. 4. Por extensión, miedo.
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 canillera
- canilleras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canillera?
- /kaniˈʝeɾa/
- [ka.niˈʝe.ɾa]
- [kaniˈʝeɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is canillera in Spanish?
canillera appears about once in every 74 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).