curral
Portuguese
curral
Etymology
From Old Portuguese curral, of uncertain origin. Maybe from Vulgar Latin *currālis, from Latin currus (“charriot”). Cognate with Galician curral and Spanish corral.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁaɫ/
- Hyphenation: cur‧ral
Noun
curral m (plural currais)
- corral, pen (enclosure for animals)
Descendants
- Dutch: kraal
- Afrikaans: kraal
- English: kraal