Masculine

wal

Meaning

  1. (masculine) coast, shore (side of land near to the water)
  2. (masculine) earthen levee as protection against flooding
  3. (masculine) wall around city as military defense
  4. (masculine) periorbital dark circle
  5. (in-plural, masculine) eyebag

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʋɑl/
Etymology

In summary

From Latin vallum (“wall”), from vallus (“stake, palisade, point”). Cognate with English wall.

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