cagalleta

Galician

Etymology

From cagalla (“droppin”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɣaˈʎeta̝/

Noun

cagalleta f (plural cagalletas)

1. a sheep, goat, hare, rat or rabbit dropping
2. (figurative, derogatory) a small or worthless thing or person

Related terms

• cagalla

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cagalleta”, 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), “cagalleta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cagalleta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN