xenilla

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French chenille. Doublet of canícula, which is borrowed directly from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃəˈni.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃeˈni.ʎa]

Noun

xenilla f (plural xenilles)

1. chenille

Further reading

• “xenilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.