C14: from Latin austrālis, from auster the south wind
austral in British English2
(aʊˈstrɑːl)
nounWord forms: plural-trales (-trɑːlɛs)
a former monetary unit of Argentina equal to 100 centavos, replaced by the peso
Word origin
from Spanish; see austral1
Austral. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
Australasia
2.
Australia(n)
austral in American English
(ˈɔstrəl; for n. ɔsˈtrɑl)
adjective
1.
southern; southerly
2. [A-]
Australian
nounWord forms: pluralausˈtrales (ɔsˈtrɑleɪs)
3.
the former basic monetary unit of Argentina
Word origin
L australis, southern < auster, south wind, the south: for IE base see east; shift in meaning from “east” prob. due to false assumption concerning directionof axis of Italy