gralho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese grallo, from Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Compare Spanish grajo, Italian gracchio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾa.ʎu/

Noun

gralho m (plural gralhos)

1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula, a European bird)

   Synonyms: gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta, chuca, cuneta

Related terms

• gralha