Galician edit

Verb edit

galgo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of galgar

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese galgo, from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (French (dog)), derived from Gallia (Gaul, modern-day France). Doublet of gallico.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡal.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Hyphenation: gàl‧go

Noun edit

galgo m (plural galghi)

  1. Spanish greyhound

Further reading edit

  • galgo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old High German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *galgō, see also Old Saxon galgo, Old Frisian galga, Old English ġealga, Old Norse galgi, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga).

Noun edit

galgo m

  1. gallows

Descendants edit

  • Middle High German: galge

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡaw.ɡu/ [ˈɡaʊ̯.ɡu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡaw.ɡo/ [ˈɡaʊ̯.ɡo]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -alɡu, (Brazil) -awɡu
  • Hyphenation: gal‧go

Etymology 1 edit

 
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galgo

From Old Galician-Portuguese galgo, from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (French (dog)), from Gallia (Gaul, modern-day France). Doublet of gálico.

Noun edit

galgo m (plural galgos)

  1. greyhound (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing)
    Synonyms: lebreiro, lebrel, lebréu
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

galgo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of galgar

Spanish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (French (dog)), from Gallia (Gaul, modern-day France).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalɡo/ [ˈɡal.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Syllabification: gal‧go

Noun edit

galgo m (plural galgos)

  1. greyhound (dog breed)
  2. English greyhound (ellipsis of galgo inglés.)
  3. greyhound (cocktail)

Hypernyms edit

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Further reading edit