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- List of French nouns in -al taking an -s in the plural form (Exceptions)
List of French nouns in -al taking an -s in the plural form (Exceptions)
Here's an exhaustive list of French nouns ending in -al that form their plural with -s. Some are very rare (*).
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| un aval | | support/approval |
| un bal | | ball (dance) |
| un cantal | | a Cantal (cheese) |
| un caracal * | | a caracal |
| un carnaval | | a carnival |
| un cérémonial | | ritual/ceremony |
| un chacal | | a jackal |
| un choral * | | choir (part of song) |
| le copal * | | copal (tree resin) |
| un corral * | | a corral (livestock pen) |
| un emmental | | Emmenthal (cheese) |
| le festival | | the festival |
| un gavial * | | a gharial (animal) |
| un gayal * | | a gayal (bovine) |
| le mescal | | mescal (alcohol) |
| le mistral | | mistral (wind) |
| un narval | | a narwhal |
| un nopal * | | a nopal (cactus) |
| un pal * | | a stake |
| un pascal * | | a pascal (unit of pressure) |
| un quetzal * | | a quetzal (bird/Guatemalan currency) |
| un récital | | a recital |
| un régal | | a delight |
| un rial * | | a rial (Yemeni currency) |
| un rorqual * | | a rorqual / finback |
| un serval * | | a serval (wild cat) |
| un sisal * | | a sisal (plant) |
| un final (de musique) | | a finale (music performance) |
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