badalo

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See also: badało

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese badalo (bell-clapper) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), irregularly from Vulgar Latin *bataclum < *ba(t)tuaculum, from Latin battuō, battuere (I beat, I clap). Cognate with Portuguese badalo, Spanish badajo, Catalan batall, French batail, Italian batacchio.

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Noun

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badalo m (plural badalos)

  1. clapper (of a bell)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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badalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of badalar

Portuguese

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  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧da‧lo

Etymology 1

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badalo (1)

From Old Galician-Portuguese badalo (bell-clapper), from Vulgar Latin *batāclum, from contraction of *ba(t)tuāculum, from Latin battuere (to beat, to clap). Cognate with Galician badal, Spanish badajo, Catalan batall, French batail, Italian batacchio.

Noun

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badalo m (plural badalos)

  1. clapper (of a bell)
  2. (Portugal, informal, by extension) tongue (human)
  3. (slang) penis
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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badalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of badalar