negral

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese negral (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Proto-Ibero-Romance; equivalent to negro + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [neˈɣɾal]

Adjective

negral m or f (plural negrais)

  1. dark, blackish; of a darker variety or complexion
  2. (of a mill or millstone) which is used to grind rye or corn
    Antonym: albeiro

Derived terms

  • Negral

References

  • negral” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • negral” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • negral” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • negral” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈɡɾal/ [neˈɣ̞ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ne‧gral

Noun

negral m (plural negrales)

  1. black poplar
  2. Pyrenean oak

Derived terms

Further reading

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