gallofo

Galician

Alternative forms

• callofo, galloufo

Etymology

From gallofa (“food given to workers, pilgrims”), perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrim]"; but compare Gothic Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “messmate”) and English loaf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈʎɔfʊ]

Noun

gallofo m (plural gallofos)

1. a large piece of food; a piece of food larger than a mouthful
2. scoundrel

   Synonyms: francante, moinante

Related terms

• gallofa
• gallofeiro

References

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

Spanish

Noun

gallofo m (plural gallofos, feminine gallofa, feminine plural gallofas)

1. beggar

Further reading

• “gallofo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014