Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: can-til
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.

name

A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.

name

A barangay of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.

Etymology

From Tzeltal kantiil (“yellow lips”).

Word Breakdown

Root: kantiil

Inflected Forms

cantils (plural)

Questions

What does cantil mean?: Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.
Where does cantil come from?: From Tzeltal kantiil (“yellow lips”).

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