Italian

Adjective

egual

1. apocopic form of eguale

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin aequālem, accusative of aequālis ‎(“equal, like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈɡwal]

Adjective

egual m, f ‎(plural eguales)

1. equal, same
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 19v.

     Duras son de quebrantar. ¬ non só eguales en grandez. ca dellas ay grandes & dellas peq́nnas […]

     They are hard to break, and not of equal size, for they can be both big and small […]

   • Idem, f. 72v.

     Et dela humida la que es clara ¬ a color de lech. ¬ es egual en todas sus partidas ¬ a olor de fuego.

     And the damp one, the one that is light and the color of milk, it is the same in all its parts, and smells like fire.

Derived terms

• egualmiente
• por egual

Descendants

• Spanish: igual