ganchillo

Spanish

Etymology

From gancho +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡanˈt͡ʃiʝo/ [ɡãnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ɡanˈt͡ʃiʎo/ [ɡãnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ɡanˈt͡ʃiʃo/ [ɡãnʲˈt͡ʃi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ɡanˈt͡ʃiʒo/ [ɡãnʲˈt͡ʃi.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: gan‧chi‧llo

Noun

ganchillo m (plural ganchillos)

crochet, crocheting

Descendants

→ Hiligaynon: gansilyo

Further reading

“ganchillo”, 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