gallofo
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From gallofa (“food given to workers, pilgrims”), perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrim]"; but compare Gothic Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “messmate”) and English loaf.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gallofo m (plural gallofos)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “gallofo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gallofo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gallofo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish edit
Noun edit
gallofo m (plural gallofos, feminine gallofa, feminine plural gallofas)
Further reading edit
- “gallofo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014