postal

Etymology

From French postal.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): [ˈpoʊstl̩]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈpəʊstl̩]
• Rhymes: -əʊstəl
• Hyphenation US: post‧al, UK: pos‧tal

Adjective

postal (not comparable)

1. Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.

   postal worker

   for all your postal needs

   work in the postal industry

Anagrams

• A plots

Etymology

From posta +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /posˈtal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pusˈtal/

Adjective

postal (masculine and feminine plural postals)

1. postal

Noun

postal f (plural postals)

1. postcard

Further reading

• “postal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔs.tal/

• Audio

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Adjective

postal (feminine singular postale, masculine plural postaux, feminine plural postales)

1. postal

Further reading

• “postal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puʃˈtaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /posˈtaw/

Adjective

postal m, f (plural postais, comparable)

1. postal (relating to mail)

Noun

postal m (plural postais)

1. postcard

Etymology

From posta +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /posˈtal/, [posˈt̪al]

Adjective

postal (plural postales)

1. postal

Noun

postal f (plural postales)

1. postcard

Further reading

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