canillera

Spanish

Etymology

From canilla +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaniˈʝeɾa/ [ka.niˈʝe.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kaniˈʎeɾa/ [ka.niˈʎe.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kaniˈʃeɾa/ [ka.niˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kaniˈʒeɾa/ [ka.niˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ca‧ni‧lle‧ra

Noun

canillera f (plural canilleras)

  1. shinpad
  2. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic) tremble, shiver of the legs, especially due to fear

Further reading

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