Gallegan

English

Noun

Gallegan (plural Gallegans)

1. A Galician; a citizen of Galicia.

Usage notes

• Galicians consider the term Gallegan much less desirable and correct than Galician because it is a second-hand translation based on the Spanish gallego.

Proper noun

Gallegan

1. The Galician language spoken in Galicia, evolved directly from Latin with close ties with Portuguese.

Synonyms

• Galician

Translations

the Galician language — see Galician

See also

• Galicia
• Galiza

References

• Use of Gallegan and Galicia in The Bible in Spain by George Borrow (1842) [1].

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Gallegan, glg ⁠