Meanings
soal1
nounsoal (plural soals)
plural soals · alternative sole
- UKalternativedialectalotherwise obsoleteAlternative spelling of sole.
soal2
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sūl-“thick liquid, muck”
- Proto-Germanic*sulą“mire, mud”
- Old Englishsol“mud, wet sand, wallowing-place, slough, a mire or miry place”
- Middle Englishsol
- Englishsoal
From Middle English sol, sule, from Old English sol (“mud, wet sand, wallowing-place, slough, a mire or miry place”), from Proto-Germanic *sulą (“mire, mud”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid, muck”). Compare sully. More at soil.
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APA
soal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soal
MLA
“soal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soal.
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