zagal

zagal

See also: Zagal

Fala

Alternative forms

• dagal (Lagarteiru, Mañegu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَغَال‎ (zaḡāl, “young; brave”), from Arabic زَغْلُول‎ (zaḡlūl, “boy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaˈɡal/

Noun

zagal m (plural zagais, feminine zagala, feminine plural zagalas)

1. (Valverdeñu) boy, young man

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary]‎, CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 287

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taglą, whence also Old English tæġl, Old Norse tagl.

Noun

zagal ?

1. tail

Descendants

• German: Zagel

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Portuguese

FWOTD – 30 November 2022

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَغَال‎ (zaḡāl, “young; brave”), from Arabic زَغْلُول‎ (zaḡlūl, “boy”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zaˈɡaw/ [zaˈɡaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐˈɡal/ [zɐˈɣaɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: za‧gal

Noun

zagal m (plural zagais, feminine zagala, feminine plural zagalas)

1. shepherd
   • 1911, Coelho Neto, Mistério do Natal, Lello & Irmão editores:

     Sorrindo, aceitou Maria a oferta do zagal;

     Smiling, Mary accepted the shepherd's gift;

   Synonym: pastor

2. strong lad

   Synonym: rapaz

References

1. “zagal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
2. “zagal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic زغال‎ (zaḡál, “young; brave”), from Arabic زُغْلُول‎ (zuḡlūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈɡal/ [θaˈɣ̞al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /saˈɡal/ [saˈɣ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: za‧gal

Noun

zagal m (plural zagales, feminine zagala, feminine plural zagalas)

1. swain, boy, lad, youth, young man
   • 1585, Miguel de Cervantes, La Galatea:

     nos paguéis lo que por vosotras nuestros zagales han hecho

     Do not pay for what your youths have done

   • 1674, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La viña del Señor:

     Yo, porque sea
     más festivo tu convite
     y más cumplida la fiesta,
     con disfrazados zagales
     compondré un baile en que tengan
     oído y vista, sobre el gusto,
     también en qué se diviertan.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Descendants

• → Aragonese: zagal
• → Asturian: zagal
• → Catalan: sagal
  • → Sardinian: saccàiu

Further reading

• “zagal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014