escallo

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps a back-formation from esgallar.

Alternative forms

• esgallo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esˈkɑʎʊ]

Noun

escallo m (plural escallos)

1. hawthorn
2. (botany) cutting

   Synonym: estaca

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

escallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of escallar