brill
See also: Brill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɹɪl/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪl
Etymology 1
Possibly from Cornish brilli (“mackerel”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”), from Proto-Brythonic *briθ.
Noun
brill (plural brills or brill)
- A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
Derived terms
- New Zealand brill
Translations
Scophthalmus rhombus
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Etymology 2
Abbreviation of brilliant.
Adjective
brill (comparative more brill, superlative most brill)
- (UK, slang) Wonderful, amusing; cool
- That song is totally brill, innit!
See also
- Wikipedia article on cool
Catalan
Etymology
From brillar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɾiʎ/
Noun
brill m (plural brills)
- bird call
- decoy bird
- Synonyms: munta, reclam
Further reading
- “brill” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Middle English
Noun
brill
- (Late Middle English) Alternative form of beryl