cancil

Galician

A Galician xugo or canga, with a pair of bent cancís

A Galician xugo or canga, with two cancís per ox

Alternative forms

• chancil, quencil

Etymology

From a substrate term *cambica derived with the Latin suffix -īle; from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate with Portuguese canzil. Compare canga.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cancil m (plural cancís)

1. part or parts of the yoke that surrounds the neck of the ox

   Synonym: cangalla

Related terms

• canga
• cangalla

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cancil”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN