myall
myall · myalls
An Aboriginal person living according to traditionAn Aboriginal person living according to tradition.
/maɪˈɔːl/
Meaning
3 senses(Australia)An Aboriginal person living according to tradition.
(countable, uncountable)Any of various Australian acacias, especially the weeping myall, Acacia pendula, or the wood of such trees.
(obsolete)A stranger; an ignorant person.
Origin
Borrowed from Dharug mayal, miyal. Aboriginal, perhaps a transferred use of Etymology 1,Borrowed from Dharug mayal, miyal.
Aboriginal, perhaps a transferred use of Etymology 1, above.
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