arnal

• arnao, arnau

Arna (“bark”) +‎ -al. The alternative form arnau is probably due to the velar pronunciation of postnuclear l, frequent among elders.

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈnal/, /aɾˈnaʊ̯/

arnal m or f (plural arnais)

1. harsh; wild; fierce

   Antonym: molar

The adjectives arnal (“harsh”) and molar (“soft”) are sometimes used to name and qualify different varieties of the same species or species of the same kind of animals or plants.

• lagarto arnal
• toxo arnal

• “arnal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “arnal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “arnal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.