See also: Anıl and añil

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Irish: anail

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

anil m (plural anis)

  1. indigo (color)
    Synonym: indigo

See alsoEdit

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