cantil
English
Etymology
From Tzeltal kantiil (“yellow lips”).
Noun
cantil (plural cantils)
- Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.
Anagrams
- Anctil, Catlin, catlin, lactin, tincal
Galician
Cantís, O Vicedo, Galicia
Cantil
Etymology
15th century. From canto (“rim, border”) + -il.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈtil/
Noun
cantil m (plural cantís)
- cliff
- shelf (underwater)
- a rebate plane
References
- “cantil” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “cantil” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cantil” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cantil” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From canto (“corner”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiw/ [kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈtil/ [kɐ̃ˈtiɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
- Hyphenation: can‧til
Noun
cantil m (plural cantis)
- canteen (water bottle)
Spanish
Etymology
From canto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈtil/ [kãn̪ˈt̪il]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: can‧til
Noun
cantil m (plural cantiles)
- cliff
- shelf (underwater)
Derived terms
- acantilar
Further reading
- “cantil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014