Taal

[ tahl ]

/ tɑl /

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noun

Usually the Taal . Afrikaans.

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Origin of Taal

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Afrikaans, from Dutch taal “language, speech”; cognate with tale

Words nearby Taal

T1, T2, T-3, T4, ta, Taal, Taanith Esther, taata, tab, tabanid, tabard

Other definitions for Taal (2 of 2)

Taal²

[ tah-ahl ]

/ tɑˈɑl /

noun

an active volcano in the Philippines, on SW Luzon, on an island in Taal Lake: eruptions 1749, 1873, 1911. 1,050 feet (320 meters).

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How to use Taal in a sentence

The school masters, therefore, who are accustomed to speak the published Dutch of Europe, are compelled to teach the easier Taal.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi
Taal contains secondary craters, crevasses emitting vapors, and lakelets of acid water.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900|Various
The “Taal” may inculcate a certain amount more of respect for paternal and government authority.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)|Various
The air solidified with the Taal and the tobacco, and other things less pleasant.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

And this one could write in the accursed shibboleth of England as well as in the Taal.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

British Dictionary definitions for Taal (1 of 2)

taal

/ (tɑːl) /

noun

the taal Southern African language: usually, by implication, Afrikaans

Word Origin for taal

Afrikaans from Dutch

British Dictionary definitions for Taal (2 of 2)

Taal

/ (tɑːˈɑːl) /

noun

an active volcano in the Philippines, on S Luzon on an island in the centre of Lake Taal . Height: 300 m (984 ft). Area of lake: 243 sq km (94 sq miles)

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