cantil

English

Etymology

From Tzeltal kantiil (“yellow lips”)

Noun

cantil (plural cantils)

1. Any of various snakes of the species .

Anagrams

• Anctil, Catlin, catlin, lactin, tincal

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Galician

Cantís, O Vicedo, Galicia

Cantil

Etymology

15th century. From canto (“rim, border”) +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtil/

Noun

1. cliff
2. shelf (underwater)
3. a rebate plane

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cantil”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “cantil” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From canto (“corner”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: can‧til
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

cantil m (plural cantis)

1. canteen (water bottle)

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Spanish

Etymology

From canto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtil/ [kãn̪ˈt̪il]

Noun

cantil m (plural cantiles)

1. cliff
2. shelf (underwater)

Derived terms

• acantilar

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001