Meanings
nounmarjal (plural marjals)
plural marjals
- A seaside marsh, used for agriculture
He spent two days in May, 1392, surveying the canal of the well of En Aparici in the marjals of Valencia.
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Trenches were dug into the marshlands (marjals) east of the city to drain them. Then irrigation canals were extended from the already irrigated areas close to the city.
2014, Thomas F. Glick, Steven Livesey, Faith Wallis, Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, →ISBN
Origin
- Spanishmarjal
- Catalanmarjal
- Englishmarjal
From Catalan marjal or Spanish marjal.
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APA
marjal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marjal
MLA
“marjal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marjal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marjal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marjal.
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