canelo

1 of 2

variant of canella sense 3, canella sense 4

Canelo

2 of 2

noun

Ca·​ne·​lo

kəˈne(ˌ)lō,

-ˈā-

plural Canelo or Canelos

1

: a Quechua-speaking Indian people of central Ecuador

2

: a member of the Canelo people

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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