gallego

See also: Gallego

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʎeɡo/, [ɡaˈʎe.ɣ̞o]

Adjective

gallego

1. neuter singular of gallegu

Italian

Alternative forms

• galego (uncommon)
• gagliego (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gallego and Portuguese galego, from Latin Gallaecus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡalˈlɛ.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡo
• Hyphenation: gal‧lè‧go

Adjective

gallego (feminine gallega, masculine plural galleghi, feminine plural galleghe)

1. Galician

Noun

gallego m (plural galleghi, feminine gallega)

1. Galician

Noun

gallego m (uncountable)

1. Galician (language)

Related terms

• Galizia

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Gallaecus. Compare Galician galego and Portuguese galego.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʝeɡo/ [ɡaˈʝe.ɣ̞o]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝeɡo/ [ɡaˈʝe.ɣ̞o]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaˈʎeɡo/ [ɡaˈʎe.ɣ̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃeɡo/ [ɡaˈʃe.ɣ̞o]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒeɡo/ [ɡaˈʒe.ɣ̞o]

• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: ga‧lle‧go

Adjective

gallego (feminine gallega, masculine plural gallegos, feminine plural gallegas)

1. Galician

Derived terms

• gaviota gallega
• pulpo a la gallega

 

Noun

gallego m (plural gallegos, feminine gallega, feminine plural gallegas)

1. Galician
2. (Latin America) Spaniard

Noun

gallego m (uncountable)

1. Galician (language)

Further reading

• “gallego”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16