gargalo

Galician

Etymology

Compare garganta, gargallada, gargalo. Cognate with Portuguese gargalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaɾˈɣalʊ]

Noun

gargalo m (plural gargalos)

1. slot carved in a wooden clog during its elaboration
2. handle
3. bottleneck

   Synonym: gorgozo

References

• “gargalo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gargalo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gargalo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaʁˈɡa.lu/ [ɡaɦˈɡa.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaʁˈɡa.lu/ [ɡaɦˈɡa.lu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈɡa.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡaʁˈɡa.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaɻˈɡa.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɾˈɡa.lu/ [ɡɐɾˈɣa.lu]

• Rhymes: -alu
• Hyphenation: gar‧ga‧lo

Noun

gargalo m (plural gargalos)

1. bottleneck
2. throat (of a bottle etc)