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cancil.

each one of the staves of a withers yoke

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/kanˈθil//kanˈsil/Western
  1. each one of the staves of a withers yoke

    masculine
  2. oxbow of a bow yoke

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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