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

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