frescoallo

Galician

Etymology

From fresco (“fresh”) +‎ -allo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɾeskoˈallʊ], [fɾesˈkʊ̯allʊ]

Noun

frescoallo m (plural frescoallos)

1. unpleasant smell to fresh meat, especially during the slaughter of an animal

   Synonym: fresquío

   • 1977, Eliseo Alonso, A rua do noxo, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 131:

     —Eiquí me paresce que cheira muito a frescoallo –rematóu dona Teresa-

     «I think that here it smells too much of fresh meat», ended lady Teresa

Related terms

• fresco

References

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