antollo

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese antollo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): ante (“before”) +‎ ollo (“eye”); compare Spanish antojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anˈto.ʎʊ]

Noun

antollo m (plural antollos)

1. (archaic) mirage, illusion
2. whim, craving

Usage notes

In common use this words has been substituted by antoxo, an adapted borrowing from Spanish antojo

Derived terms

• antollar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “antollo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “antollo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “antollo”, 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), “antollo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “antollo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

antollo

1. first-person singular present indicative of antollar