different between canail vs cantil

English

Etymology

From Italian canaglia, cf. French canaille.

Noun

canail

1. Alternative form of canaille (people of the lowest classes)
   • The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer (volume 37)

     […] in whatever light Mr. Sharp's profession may be looked upon in Italy, yet as he is in this country allowed by a gentleman, it is certainly very impudent in Mr. Baretti to treat him so frequently on English ground with such illiberal language, which, however he informs us is not to be met with in Italy, except amongst the canail.

2. Alternative form of canaille (the inferior part of flour)

Anagrams

• Alanic, Lacina

English

Etymology

From Tzeltal kantiil (“yellow lips”)

Noun

cantil (plural cantils)

1. Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.

Anagrams

• Anctil, Catlin, catlin, lactin, tincal

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan?til/

Noun

cantil m (plural cantís)

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

References

• “cantil” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “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

• Hyphenation: can?til
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

cantil m (plural cantis)

1. canteen (water bottle)

Spanish

Etymology

From canto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan?til/, [kãn??t?il]

Noun

cantil m (plural cantiles)

1. cliff
2. shelf (underwater)

Derived terms

• acantilar

Further reading

• “cantil” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.