zagal

See also: Zagal

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taglą, whence also Old English tæġl, Old Norse tagl

Noun

zagal ?

1. tail

Descendants

• German: Zagel

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Andalusian Arabic زَغَال (zaḡāl, “young; brave”), from Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic زَغْلُول (zaḡlūl, “boy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɐ.ˈɣaɫ/
• IPA^(key): /za.ˈɡaw/
• Hyphenation: za‧gal

Noun

zagal m (plural zagais, feminine zagala, feminine plural zagalas)

1. shepherd
   • 1911, Coelho Neto, Mistério do Natal, Lello & Irmão editores:

     Sorrindo, aceitou Maria a oferta do zagal;

     Smiling, Mary accepted the shepherd's gift;

2. strong lad

Synonyms

• (shepherd): pastor
• (lad): rapaz

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic زغال (“young; brave”), from Classical Arabic زغلول (“boy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈɡal/ [θaˈɣ̞al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /saˈɡal/ [saˈɣ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

zagal m (plural zagales, feminine zagala, feminine plural zagalas)

1. swain, boy, lad, youth, young man

Further reading

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