gallo

See also: Gallo, gallò, Gallo-, and gallo-

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *galleus, from Latin galla (“oak-apple”). Cognate with Portuguese galho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʎo̝/, /ˈħaʎʊ/

Noun

gallo m (plural gallos)

1. fork; bifurcation
2. prong
3. forked branch
4. (tools) fork

Derived terms

• esgallar
• gallado
• gallar
• galleiro
• galleta
• galleto
• co gallo de

References

• “gallo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “gallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “gallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.lo/
• Rhymes: -allo

Etymology 1

From Latin gallus (“rooster”).

Noun

gallo m (plural galli, feminine gallina)

1. rooster, cock

Derived terms

• gallismo
• gallo cedrone

Related terms

• gallare
• galletto
• gallicinio
• galliformi
• gallina

Etymology 2

Adjective

gallo (feminine singular galla, masculine plural galli, feminine plural galle)

1. Gallic

Related terms

• Gallia
• gallico

Etymology 3

Verb

gallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of gallare

Anagrams

• algol

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Latin

Noun

gallō

1. dative singular of gallus
2. ablative singular of gallus

References

• gallo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Noun

gallo m (plural gallos, feminine gallinha, feminine plural gallinhas)

1. Obsolete spelling of galo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin gallus (“rooster”).

Noun

gallo m (plural gallos, feminine gallina, feminine plural gallinas)

1. rooster, cock (male domestic chicken)

gallo m (plural gallos)

1. megrim (genus Lepidorhombus, a kind of fish)
2. John Dory (edible marine fish; Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata)
3. common poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
4. corn tortilla sandwich, usually filled with meat and/or beans, and other ingredients
5. (boxing) bantamweight (weight class ranging from 112 to 118 pounds)
6. voice crack (sudden, unintentional change in register, especially during puberty or while singing)
7. (Mexico) serenade (love song sung directly to one's love interest)

gallo m (plural gallos, feminine galla, feminine plural gallas)

1. (Chile, colloquial) guy, dude

Synonyms

• (guy, dude): tipo

Derived terms

• gallo pinto m
• pico de gallo m
• gallo lira
• pelar el gallo

Related terms

• gallina

Descendants

• → Highland Popoluca: ca̱yu
• → Oluta Popoluca: ga̱yu

See also

• polla f
• pollo m

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɬɔ/

Verb

gallo

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of gallu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gallo	allo	ngallo	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gallo, from Latin gallus.

Noun

gallo

1. rooster

Related terms

• caxtil

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 8