different between santal vs cantal

English

Etymology

Santalum +? -al (“aldehyde”). Compare santyl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sæntæl/

Noun

santal (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.

Anagrams

• alants, aslant, natals

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• santan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: san?tal

Noun

santal

1. Ixora, the only genus in the tribe Ixoreae, flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.tal/

Etymology 1

From Arabic ???????? (?andal).

Noun

santal m (plural sandals or santaux)

1. sandalwood (any of various trees in Santalum; the aromatic wood of such trees)

Usage notes

The plural santaux was used until the 19th century, when it was superseded by santals.

Etymology 2

Noun

santal m (uncountable)

1. Santali (Austroasiatic language of eastern South Asia)

Further reading

• “santal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French santal.

Noun

santal m (plural santali)

1. sandalwood

Declension

English

Noun

cantal (usually uncountable, plural cantals)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Cantal

French

Etymology

From the place name Cantal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.tal/

Noun

cantal m (plural cantals)

1. Cantal (cheese)

Further reading

• “cantal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• calant, laçant, lançât