ginnel
2 synonyms for ginnel, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A narrow path or alley, often running between rows of houses.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Formed from dialectal ginn (“a road or passage down to the sea”) and the diminutive suffix -el, tracing ultimately to Old English gin (“an opening, gap, abyss”) or Old Norse gin (“throat, gullet, maw”), both going back to Proto-Germanic *giną (“throat, gullet”).
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