"gal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡæl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gal [plural], gals [plural]
Rhymes: -æl Etymology: From gallon. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gallon}} gallon Head templates: {{en-noun|gal|s}} gal (plural gal or gals)
  1. Abbreviation of gallon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: gallon Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-gal-en-noun-PEy8QN4d Disambiguation of Units of measure: 54 6 40 Categories (other): English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/ Disambiguation of English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/: 65 10 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡæl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gals [plural]
Rhymes: -æl Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|jam|gyal||girl|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”), {{bor+|en|jam|gyal|t=girl}} Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gal (plural gals)
  1. (colloquial) A young woman. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: girl Derived forms: attagal, best gal, gal pal, galpal, wise gal
    Sense id: en-gal-en-noun-g~g7o5RL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɡæl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gals [plural], Gal [symbol]
Rhymes: -æl Etymology: Shortened from galileo. Etymology templates: {{m|en|galileo}} galileo Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|gals|symbol|Gal}} gal (plural gals, symbol Gal)
  1. A galileo (unit of acceleration). Categories (topical): Acceleration, People Related terms: gal-iron, X-gal
    Sense id: en-gal-en-noun-XWk7TBQf Disambiguation of Acceleration: 13 3 84 Disambiguation of People: 28 1 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 10 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 9 73 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 16 18 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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