warrigal

English

Alternative forms

• warragal
• warragle
• warragul

Etymology

From Dharug warrigal (“wild dingo”).

Noun

warrigal (plural warrigals)

1. A wild dingo.
2. A wild horse.

Derived terms

• warrigal cabbage
• warrigal greens

Dharug

Noun

warrigal

1. A wild, undomesticated dingo.

   Coordinate term: dingu

Descendants

• → English: warrigal

Further reading

• R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN, pages 83 and 226.