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canalillo.

diminutive of canal

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/kanaˈliʝo/[ka.naˈli.ʝo]/kanaˈliʝo/[ka.naˈli.ʝo]

  1. diminutive of canal

    diminutive · form-of · masculine

  2. cleavage (central cleft between a woman breasts)

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin *cannālis Latin canālis Old Spanish canal Spanish canal Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Spanish -iello Spanish -illo Spanish canalillo From canal + -illo.

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