escallo

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps a back-formation from esgallar.

Alternative forms

• esgallo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esˈkɑʎʊ]

Noun

escallo m (plural escallos)

1. hawthorn
2. (botany) cutting

   Synonym: estaca

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

escallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of escallar