gallof

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gallofo (“bum”) from gallofa (“food given as alms”). Perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrims]".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈʎɔf]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡaˈʎɔf]

Adjective

gallof (feminine gallofa, masculine plural gallofs, feminine plural gallofes)

1. lazy, idle

Noun

gallof m (plural gallofs, feminine gallofa)

1. loafer

Synonyms

• gandul

Derived terms

• gallofejar
• galloferia
• gallòfol

Further reading

• “gallof” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.