galỹa

See also: gálya

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• galinna

Etymology

From Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈli.ɲa/, /ɡa.ˈlĩ.j̃a/

Noun

galỹa f

1. hen
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 308 (facsimile):

     a outra […] foi com ouo de galỹa

     the other […] had the size of a hen’s egg

Descendants

• Galician: galiña
• Portuguese: galinha
  • Papiamentu: galiña