Complete Definition of "ginnel"

English

Alternative forms
guinnel

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�gɪn��l/

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|UK|especially Yorkshire and Lancashire A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.
Quotations
1988, w:Alan Hollinghurst|Alan Hollinghurst, w:The Swimming Pool Library|The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books 1988, page 169

Synonyms
alley, alleyway, passage, passageway

Translations
French: venelle f
ru:ginnel

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