ginnel

English

Alternative forms

• guinnel

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡɪnəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪnəl

Noun

ginnel (plural ginnels)

1. (UK, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.
   • 1885, Benjamin Brierley, Ab-o'th'-Yate in Yankeeland, page 59:

     … maks things as pleasant as stondin in a ginnel ov a wyndy neet waitin o'th' sweetheart comin out.

   • 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books 1988, page 169

     At the end of a short side-street a narrow ginnel with concrete bollards led into the surprisingly wide area in which the blocks of flats stood.

Synonyms

• alley, alleyway, passage, passageway

Translations

• Finnish: sola (fi), kuja (fi)
• French: venelle f