corral — [ kɔral ] n. m. • 1868; coural 1668; hispano amér. corral ♦ Enclos où l on parque le bétail (bœufs, taureaux), dans certains pays. Des corrals. ⊗ HOM. Choral, chorale. ● corral, corrals nom masculin (espagnol corral) En Amérique, enclos destiné à … Encyclopédie Universelle
Corral — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Corral (desambiguación). Corral … Wikipedia Español
corral — (Quizá del lat. vulg. *currale, circo de carreras, y este der. del lat. currus, carro). 1. m. Sitio cerrado y descubierto, en las casas o en el campo, que sirve habitualmente para guardar animales. 2. Atajadizo o cercado que se hace en los ríos o … Diccionario de la lengua española
corral — sustantivo masculino 1. Lugar cerrado y descubierto donde se guardan gallinas y otros animales: Me he dejado el corral abierto y se han escapado las gallinas. Una comadreja ha entrado en el corral y ha hecho un destrozo. 2. Patio descubierto… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
corral — ☆ corral [kə ral′ ] n. [Sp < corro, a circle, ring < L currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. an enclosure for holding or capturing horses, cattle, or other animals; pen 2. a defensive area made by drawing up covered wagons to form an enclosing… … English World dictionary
corral — (n.) 1580s, from Sp. corral, from corro ring, Port. curral, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately African, or from V.L. *currale enclosure for vehicles, from L. currus two wheeled vehicle, from currere to run. The verb is from 1847; meaning to… … Etymology dictionary
corral — [n] enclosure compound, paddock, pen, pound, stockade; concept 494 corral [v] enclose cage, confine, coop up, fence in, lock up, pen, shut in, shut up; concept 191 Ant. set free … New thesaurus
corral — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a pen for livestock on a farm or ranch. ► VERB (corralled, corralling) 1) N. Amer. put or keep (livestock) in a corral. 2) gather (a group) together. ORIGIN Spanish and Old Portuguese … English terms dictionary
Corral — Cor*ral (k?r r?l ; Sp. k?r r?l ), n. [Sp., a yard, a yard for cattle, fr. corro a circle or ring, fr. L. currere to run. Cf. {Kraal}.] A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corral — Cor*ral , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corraled} ( r?ld or r?ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corralling}.] To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
