zagal

See also: Zagal

Fala

Alternative forms

  • dagal (Lagarteiru, Mañegu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَغَال (zaḡāl, “young; brave”), from Arabic زَغْلُول (zaḡlūl, “boy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaˈɡal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: za‧gal

Noun

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

  1. (Valverdeñu) boy, young man

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Old High German

Etymology

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

Noun

zagal ?

  1. tail

Descendants

  • German: Zagel

Portuguese

FWOTD – 30 November 2022

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَغَال (zaḡāl, “young; brave”), from Arabic زَغْلُول (zaḡlūl, “boy”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zaˈɡaw/ [zaˈɡaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /zɐˈɡal/ [zɐˈɣaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /zɐˈɡa.li/ [zɐˈɣa.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • 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;
    Synonym: pastor
  2. strong lad
    Synonym: rapaz

References

  1. ^ “zagal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “zagal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic زغال (zaḡál, “young; brave”), from Arabic زُغْلُول (zuḡlūl).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. swain, boy, lad, youth, young man
    Synonym: rapaz
    • 1585, Miguel de Cervantes, La Galatea:
      nos paguéis lo que por vosotras nuestros zagales han hecho
      Do not pay for what your youths have done
    • 1674, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La viña del Señor:
      Yo, porque sea
      más festivo tu convite
      y más cumplida la fiesta,
      con disfrazados zagales
      compondré un baile en que tengan
      oído y vista, sobre el gusto,
      también en qué se diviertan.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

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