argallo

Galician

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Late Latin ergalium, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον (ergaleîon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾˈɣaʎʊ]

Noun

argallo m (plural argallos)

1. (derogatory) contraption, toy, gadget
2. (figuratively) any valueless thing
3. plot

Related terms

• argallada
• argallán
• argallar

 

References

• “argallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “argallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “argallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

argallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of argallar