warrigal

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dharug warrigal (“wild dingo”).

Noun

warrigal (plural warrigals)

  1. A wild dingo.[1]
  2. A wild horse[2]

Derived terms

References
  1. Merriam-Webster online (retrieved 10 September 2015)
  2. Merriam-Webster online (retrieved 10 September 2015)

Dharug

Noun

warrigal

  1. A wild, undomesticated dingo, Canis familiaris dingo.

See also

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