gastallo

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps a derivative of Proto-Germanic *kastô (“box”) + the suffix -allo; alternatively, a cognate of German Gestell (“rack, stand”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *stalljan (“to fix, to set”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡasˈtaʎo̝/

Noun

gastallo m (plural gastallos)

1. a notched log used to immobilize something
2. a clamp used to fix or immobilize something
3. a workbench, namely those used by basketeers and shoemakers

Derived terms

• engastallar (“to fix in position”)

Related terms

• engastar (“to embed, enchase”)

References

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