anil

See also: Anıl and añil

English

Etymology

From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.

Noun

anil (countable and uncountable, plural anils)

1. The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
2. (organic chemistry) Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.
3. (organic chemistry) 1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil.

Related terms

• aniline

Descendants

• → Irish: anail

Translations

shrub

• Galician: anil m
• Irish: anail f, plúirín m
• Portuguese: índigo (pt) m, anileira f, anileiro m, indigueira f
• Spanish: añil (es)

imine

• Bulgarian: индиго (indigo)

Anagrams

• I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lain, Lani, Lian, Lina, Nila, lain, nail

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِيل‎ (nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian نیل‎ (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈniw/ [aˈniʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈnil/ [ɐˈniɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: a‧nil

Noun

anil m (plural anis)

1. indigo (color)

   Synonym: indigo

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque