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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish añil
Pronunciation
Noun
añil
- indigo
- Synonym: paway
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nyl /nīl/), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɲil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: a‧ñil
Noun
añil m (plural añiles)
- indigo (colour)
- Synonym: índigo
- true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)
- indigo (blue dye)
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