ˈgāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic Gāidheal & Irish Gaelic Gaedheal, from or akin to Middle Irish Gōidel
1. : a Scottish Highlander
2.
a. : a Celtic especially Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man : a member of the Gaelic-speaking division of the Celts especially as opposed to the Cymric or Gallic Celts of Great Britain and the European continent
b. : irishman
c. : scotchman 1