canutillo
Spanish, noun/kanuˈtiʝo/
canutillo is spelled C-A-N-U-T-I-L-L-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 132,280th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canutillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a dessert consisting of confectioner's cream rolled in pastry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tubo pequeño que se usa para fabricar pulseras y collares, y en trabajos de pasamanería”.
What does canutillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea dessert consisting of confectioner's cream rolled in pastry
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tubo pequeño que se usa para fabricar pulseras y collares, y en trabajos de pasamanería. 2. Hilo de metal muy delgado que se enrosca en hélice sobre una canilla cilíndrica, y tras sacar la canilla se puede emplear en diversos usos, particularmente para hacer lentejuelas, que sirven sobre todo para el bordado de oro y plata. 3. Espiral que se usa para encuadernar los cuadernos y ciertos libros. 4. Zurrón u hollejo en el que la langosta guarda su simiente.
noun: 1. Variante anticuada de canutillo.
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 canutillo
- canutillos plural
- cañutillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canutillo?
- /kanuˈtiʝo/
- [ka.nuˈt̪i.ʝo]
- [kanuˈt̪iʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canutillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canutillo in Spanish?
canutillo appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).