A small canal or channel, or a grooved architectural or decorative element resembling a small canal.
From Spanish or Portuguese diminutive forms of canal, possibly combining canal with diminutive suffix -ete or -ete, used in European architectural terminology.
Spanish colonial architecture uses this term for decorative water channels and grooves in baroque facades—seeing 'canalete' in architectural drawings connects geometry, water engineering, and beauty in one word.
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