Added 9 October 2026
brill
/bɹɪl/ noun
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- A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
adjective
Origin
Possibly from Cornish brilli (“mackerel”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”), from Proto-Brythonic *briθ.
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