tortil

French

Etymology

Variant of tortis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔʁ.til/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

tortil m (plural tortils)

  1. (heraldry) wreath, torse
  2. (heraldry) (baronial) coronet

References

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Kannada ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲ್ (toṭṭil), Malayalam തൊട്ടില് (toṭṭil), Tamil தொட்டில் (toṭṭil), Tulu ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲ್ (toṭṭilŭ).

Noun

tortil

  1. cradle, crib

Further reading

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