Corral
/kəˈræl/noun
An enclosed area for holding livestock, especially horses or cattle.
Did you know?Corral entered English through Spanish, and its root ultimately points to a fence or enclosure built to hold animals in place — a physical boundary that became a word for containment itself.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
currālis
“of or for a cart or chariot”
Late Latin
Latin
currāle
“a place for carts; an enclosure or yard”
Old Spanish
Spanish
corral
“an enclosed yard or pen for animals”
16th Century
English
corral
“a pen or enclosure for livestock, especially horses”
Modern English
English
corral
“an enclosure for animals; to gather and confine”