brill

noun

brill

noun

/bɹɪl/

Etymology Possibly from Cornish brilli (“mackerel”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”), from Proto-Brythonic *briθ.

1

A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.

Derived terms
Chinese brill, New Zealand brill

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