Galician edit

Etymology edit

Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, as Spanish igüedo and Basque aketo, both meaning "billy goat".[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡoˈðaʎʊ], (shandi) [ɰoˈðaʎʊ]

Noun edit

godallo m (plural godallos)

  1. billy goat
    Synonyms: bode, cabrón, castrón
  2. (derogatory) bailiff

Adjective edit

godallo (feminine godalla, masculine plural godallos, feminine plural godallas)

  1. (figurative) presumptuous, vain
  2. untidy

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “igüedo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos