canillita

Spanish

Etymology

From canilla +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaniˈʝita/ [ka.niˈʝi.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kaniˈʎita/ [ka.niˈʎi.t̪a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kaniˈʃita/ [ka.niˈʃi.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kaniˈʒita/ [ka.niˈʒi.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lli‧ta

Noun

canillita f (plural canillitas)

diminutive of canilla

Noun

canillita m or f by sense (plural canillitas)

(Latin America) a street vendor who sells newspapers or lottery tickets

Further reading

“canillita”, 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