lancil
Portuguese, noun/lɐ̃ˈsiw/
lancil is spelled L-A-N-C-I-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written Portuguese, the 174,701st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lancil is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “curb, kerb; kerbstone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pedra aparelhada comprida e estreita, usada em peitoris, resguardo de estradas, etc”.
What does lancil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecurb, kerb; kerbstone
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pedra aparelhada comprida e estreita, usada em peitoris, resguardo de estradas, etc 2. anteparo 3. meio-fio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lancil
- lancis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lancil?
- Brazil /lɐ̃ˈsiw/
- Brazil [lɐ̃ˈsiʊ̯]
- Portugal /lɐ̃ˈsil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lancil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lancil in Portuguese?
lancil appears about once in every 37 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).