canastillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish canastiello, from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum. Equivalent to canasto (“basket”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kanasˈtiʝo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kanasˈtiʎo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kanasˈtiʃo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kanasˈtiʒo/ [ka.nasˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧nas‧ti‧llo

Noun

canastillo m (plural canastillos)

  1. diminutive of canasto; a small wicker basket

Descendants

  • → English: canistel (from a dialectal variant)

Further reading

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