See also: ghal and għal

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Etymology

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Supposed to evoke an Irish pronunciation of girl or gal.

Noun

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g'hal (plural g'hals)

  1. (historical, slang) A rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.
    Coordinate term: b'hoy