Standard Lemma guide

menil

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M EH0 N IY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: especially a deer

Examples

  • a menil buck

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Uncertain. In old works, other spellings are mentioned (or rarely, used), including menald, menild, mennal. Perhaps from meanelled, from the also-obscure old term meanels, used for spots on the coats of horses.