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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “argallo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “argallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “argallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

argallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of argallar