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

Related terms

• negro

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “negral”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “negral”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “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

• sabina negral

 

Further reading

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