different between mandril vs mandrill

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: mandrill

Noun

mandril (plural mandrils)

1. Alternative spelling of mandrel

Anagrams

• rimland

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French mandrill (first attested in Dutch translations of Buffon), from English mandrill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?n?dr?l/
• Hyphenation: man?dril
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

mandril m (plural mandrillen)

1. A mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx. [from late 18th c.]

Related terms

• dril

Estonian

Noun

mandril

1. adessive singular of mander
2. adessive singular of manner

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (“axel”), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Spanish mandrón.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: man?dril
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

mandril m (plural mandris)

1. arbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)
2. mandrel (tool that grips or clamps something)
3. bit; drill bit (tip of a drill)
4. reamer (tool for precision holes)

Etymology 2

From English mandrill

Noun

mandril m (plural mandris)

1. mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mandrill.

Noun

mandril m (plural mandrili)

1. mandrill

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From English mandrill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man?d?il/, [mãn??d??il]
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

mandril m (plural mandriles)

1. mandrill

English

Etymology

man +? drill (“Mandrillus leucophaeus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæn.d??l/
• Homophone: mandril

Noun

mandrill (plural mandrills)

1. A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with colorful face and rump.

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