conill

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cuniclus (compare Occitan conilh, Spanish conejo, Italian coniglio), from Latin cunīculus originally “burrow”, from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos), of uncertain (probably Iberian) origin; compare Basque untxi (“rabbit”), Mozarabic conchair (“greyhound”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kuˈniʎ/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /koˈniʎ/

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• Rhymes: -iʎ

Noun

conill m (plural conills)

1. rabbit
2. shank (cut of meat)
3. (colloquial, Perpignan) pussy (vulva)

Derived terms

• conill porquí
• conillar
• coniller
• conillera
• conillet

 

Adjective

conill (feminine conilla, masculine plural conills, feminine plural conilles)

1. stark naked, butt naked

Derived terms

• en conill

Further reading

• “conill” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “conill” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.