alcantil

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiw/ [aʊ̯.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐ̃ˈtil/ [aɫ.kɐ̃ˈtiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐ̃ˈtil/ [aɫ.kɐ̃ˈtiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐ̃ˈti.li/ [aɫ.kɐ̃ˈti.li]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: al‧can‧til

Noun

alcantil m (plural alcantis)

1. cliff, crag, precipice

   Synonyms: penhasco, despenhadeiro, precipício, báratro

Further reading

• “alcantil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “alcantil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026