poalla

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably from po (“dust”) +‎ -alla.

Alternative forms

• poallo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈaʎa̝/

Noun

poalla f (plural poallas)

1. drizzle

   Synonyms: chuvisca, froallo, orballo, zarzallo

Derived terms

• poallar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “poalla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “poalla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poalla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

poalla

1. inflection of poallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative