negral
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese negral (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Proto-Ibero-Romance; equivalent to negro + -al.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
negral m or f (plural negrais)
- dark, blackish; of a darker variety or complexion
- (of a mill or millstone) which is used to grind rye or corn
- Antonym: albeiro
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References edit
- “negral” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “negral” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “negral” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “negral” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
negral m (plural negrales)
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Further reading edit
- “negral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014