warrigal

war·ri·gal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wawr-i-guh l]
- /ˈwɔr ɪ gəl/
- /wˈɒrɪɡəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr-i-guh l]
- /ˈwɔr ɪ gəl/

Definitions of warrigal word

noun warrigal dingo. 1
noun warrigal any large or ferocious dog. 1
noun warrigal a wild horse. 1
adjective warrigal wild; ferocious; savage. 1
noun warrigal A wild dingo. 1
noun warrigal a dingo 0

See all 7 definitions of warrigal

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Origin of warrigal

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50, warrigal is from the Dharuk word wa-ri-gal wild dingo

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Parts of speech for Warrigal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Warrigal

warrigal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

warrigal usage trend in Literature

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