corral
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corral¹
- /kəˈɹæl/
- /kəˈɹɑːl/
Rhymes with -æl
Where it comes from
From Spanish corral. Doublet of kraal.
noun corrals
- An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.
- An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group. Please return the shopping carts to the corral.
- A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense. The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks.
verb corrals · corraling · corralling · corraled · corralled
- To capture or round up. Between us, we managed to corral the puppies in the kitchen.
- To place inside of a corral. After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner.
- To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral. The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night.
Corral²
proper noun Corrals
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cattle pen, cow pen, stall, paddock, pen, pasture, trap, cage, bullpen, fence, meat, enclosure, fold, compound, pound, poultry
Translations
Every language
noun enclosure for livestock
| Español | corral, cortil, corraliza, ensenada, redil, telera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 囲い kakoi |
| 中文 | 畜欄 /畜栏 chùlán |
| Português | curral, cercado |
| Français | corral |
| Deutsch | Einpferchung, Gehege, Viehhof, Viehpferch |
| Italiano | recinto |
| Ελληνικά | μαντρί mantrí, στάνη stáni |
| Română | stână |
| Русский | заго́н zagón |
noun enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group
| Português | cercado |
|---|
noun circle of wagons
| Deutsch | Wagenburg |
|---|
verb place inside of a corral
| Español | acorralar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 豢養 /豢养 huànyǎng |
| Português | encurralar |
verb make a circle of vehicles
| Español | acorralar |
|---|
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title = {corral},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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