Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gyal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: gyal
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of gayal (“Indian cattle”).

noun

Pronunciation spelling of girl.

Example Sentences

"It's cold: there's a new top gyal on road / Running t'ing, running t'ing, running t'ing – everything: oh, you've been told"
"Man, I wouldn't even try my luck with her / Gyals say I'm boujee"
"An’ here I am. Your dream problem child. A facety ghetto rude gyal grateful for your remarkable lack of judgeyness, an’ ready to be dazzled and inspired by your penetrating insight."

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”), from English girl.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: girl

Inflected Forms

gyals (plural)

Phrases

gyal dem

Questions

What does gyal mean?: Alternative form of gayal (“Indian cattle”).
Where does gyal come from?: It is traced to English.

How to pronounce gyal

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