"graal" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ɣraːl/ Audio: Nl-graal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Middle Dutch grael, from Old French graal, greal (“cup”), from Medieval Latin gradalis, possibly corrupted over time from Latin crater (“bowl”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|grael}} Middle Dutch grael, {{der|nl|fro|graal}} Old French graal, {{der|nl|la-med|gradalis}} Medieval Latin gradalis, {{der|nl|la|crater||bowl}} Latin crater (“bowl”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-|-}} graal m (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. grail (artifact in Arthurian legend) Tags: masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-graal-nl-noun-ysTZWvRC Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. grail (something that is highly sought-after) Tags: masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-graal-nl-noun-dhxv198k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: graallegende, graalridder, graalroman, Heilige Graal
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