canalillo

Spanish

Etymology

From canal +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kanaˈliʝo/ [ka.naˈli.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kanaˈliʎo/ [ka.naˈli.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kanaˈliʃo/ [ka.naˈli.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kanaˈliʒo/ [ka.naˈli.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ca‧na‧li‧llo

Noun

canalillo m (plural canalillos)

diminutive of canal
(colloquial) cleavage (central cleft between a woman breasts)

Further reading

“canalillo”, 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