cancil

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Galician

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A Galician xugo or canga, with a pair of cancís ("oxbows")
A Galician xugo, with two cancís per ox

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a substrate term *cambica (etymon of canga), derived with the Latin suffix -īle: *cambicīle; from Proto-Celtic *kambos (twisted, crooked),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (to bend, curve). Cognate with Portuguese canzil.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kanˈθil/, (western) /kanˈsil/

Noun

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cancil m (plural cancís)

  1. each on of the staves of a withers yoke
    Synonym: cangalla
  2. oxbow of a bow yoke
    Synonyms: canga, cangalla
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “canga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos