[Andalusi Studies] Conil

[Susan Lord]

I should read my own texts! Sent Sovi the 14th century catalan manuscript has a recipe No.  LXVIII called: Qui parla con sa deu ffer salsa rosta a conills  pp 110-111, which we translators call:  "roast sauce for rabbits.”  Sent Sovi has a total of 9 recipes for conil, which are translated as rabbit: XXXIIII, LXVIII, XXVII, LXXVIII (see Medieval Spanish Chef blog titled “cucharon” published Oct 21, 2013), LXXX,  LXXXI,  LXXXII, LXXXVI and LXXXXI. This would lead one to believe that the word is Catalan. 

In my blog titled almadrabas, published August 8, 2011, I mention a town in Southern Spain called, "Conil de la Frontera,” which translates “rabbits on the frontier.” This is located just off tunny fishing grounds between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, near Cadiz  As this town existed in the 15th century,  it looks like I am proved wrong as it is not French and does not seem to be Old Catalan but old Spanish in general as it is referred to as “conil” in both extremes of the peninsula. 

Susan

El 18/03/2015, a las 16:12, Susan Lord <lordhunt at gmail.com> escribió:

> Issac escribió:
> 
>> The following:
>> English translation:
>> ?And the shafan?. It is the ?wabr?, an animal the size of a cat, which is found [only] a little in the East, but is abundant among us [in Spain]. Nevertheless the masses do not know it by that name, but by the name ?conilio?, a Spanish name [for rabbit]?.
>> 
> 
> Conil is French, I believe. Spanish rabbit is conejo, hares are liebres.
> 
> I have no knowledge of Arabic . 
> 
> Susan
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