cagalla

Galician

Etymology

cagar (“to shit”) +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɣaʎa̝/

Noun

cagalla f (plural cagallas)

1. a sheep, goat, hare, rat or rabbit dropping
2. (figurative, derogatory) a small or worthless thing or person

Derived terms

• cagallas
• cagalleira
• cagalleta
• cagallón
• escagallar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cagalla”, 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), “cagalla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cagalla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN