gargallo

See also: Gargallo

Galician

Etymology 1

Compare garganta, gargallada, gargalo. Cognate with Portuguese gargalho and Spanish gargajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaɾˈɣaʎʊ]

Noun

gargallo m (plural gargallos)

1. phlegm

   Synonyms: esgarro, flegma

2. twig, branch
3. (figurative) skinny person

Derived terms

• Gargallo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gargal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “gargallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gargallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gargallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

gargallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of gargallar