"añil" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /aˈɲil/, [aˈɲil] Forms: añiles [plural]
Rhymes: -il 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|ar|نيل|النِّيل}} Borrowed from Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl), {{bor|es|xaa|-}} Andalusian Arabic, {{der|es|fa-cls|نیل||indigo|tr=nīl}} Classical Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), {{der|es|pal|𐭭𐭩𐭫|ts=nīl}} Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nyl /⁠nīl⁠/), {{der|es|sa|नील||blue}} Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} añil m (plural añiles)
  1. indigo (colour) Tags: masculine Synonyms: índigo
    Sense id: en-añil-es-noun-nwc96Tni Categories (other): Colors of the rainbow Disambiguation of Colors of the rainbow: 44 24 32
  2. true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-añil-es-noun-n3TMCYs0 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Plants, Purples Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 81 9 Disambiguation of Plants: 11 78 11 Disambiguation of Purples: 22 56 22
  3. indigo (blue dye) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-añil-es-noun-tdSudDOG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anilina

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "lang_code": "ceb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "anyil"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "word": "anyil"
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      "lang": "Ivatan",
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    },
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fa-cls",
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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭭𐭩𐭫",
        "ts": "nīl"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "नील",
        "4": "",
        "5": "blue"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ñil"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧ñil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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        "indigo (colour)"
      ],
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        [
          "indigo",
          "indigo"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "índigo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "9 81 9",
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          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 78 11",
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        },
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          "_dis": "22 56 22",
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          "name": "Purples",
          "orig": "es:Purples",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)"
      ],
      "id": "en-añil-es-noun-n3TMCYs0",
      "links": [
        [
          "Indigofera tinctoria",
          "Indigofera tinctoria#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "indigo (blue dye)"
      ],
      "id": "en-añil-es-noun-tdSudDOG",
      "links": [
        [
          "indigo",
          "indigo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɲil/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈɲil]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-il"
    }
  ],
  "word": "añil"
}
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic",
    "Spanish terms derived from Arabic",
    "Spanish terms derived from Classical Persian",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "lang_code": "hil",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "anyil"
    },
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "añil"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "xaa",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Andalusian Arabic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "نیل",
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        "5": "indigo",
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      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭭𐭩𐭫",
        "ts": "nīl"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nyl /⁠nīl⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "नील",
        "4": "",
        "5": "blue"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "añiles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "añil m (plural añiles)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ñil"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧ñil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "anilina"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "indigo (colour)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indigo",
          "indigo"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "índigo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Indigofera tinctoria",
          "Indigofera tinctoria#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "indigo (blue dye)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indigo",
          "indigo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɲil/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈɲil]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-il"
    }
  ],
  "word": "añil"
}

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