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gallo

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See also: Gallo, gallò, Gallo-, and gallo-

French

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Etymology

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From Breton gall (“a Gaul or a foreigner”), from being a language found in eastern Brittany of the non-Celts, from Latin gallus.

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Noun

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gallo m (uncountable)

  1. Gallo

Descendants

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  • → Catalan: galó
  • → English: Gallo
  • → German: Gallo
  • → Spanish: galó

Further reading

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈɡaɟo/ [ˈɡɑ.ɟʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈħaɟo/ [ˈħɑ.ɟʊ]

  • Rhymes: -aɟo
  • Hyphenation: ga‧llo

Etymology 1

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Probably from Vulgar Latin *galleus, from Latin galla (“oak-apple”).[1] Cognate with Portuguese galho.

Noun

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gallo m (plural gallos)

  1. fork; bifurcation
  2. prong
  3. forked branch
  4. (tools) fork
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gallo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gallar

References

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  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “gajo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡal.lo/
  • Rhymes: -allo
  • Hyphenation: gàl‧lo

Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gelH-
Proto-Italic *galsos
Latin gallus
Italian gallo

    Inherited from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic *galsos, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“to call”).

    Noun

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    gallo m (plural galli, feminine gallina)

    1. rooster, cock
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    Etymology 2

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    From Latin Gallus (“Gaul; Gallic”).

    Noun

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    gallo m (plural galli, feminine galla)

    1. Gaul (native or inhabitant of Gaul) (usually male)

    Adjective

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    gallo (feminine galla, masculine plural galli, feminine plural galle)

    1. Gallic
      Synonym: gallico
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    Etymology 3

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    Verb

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    gallo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of gallare

    Anagrams

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    Latin

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    Noun

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    gallō

    1. dative/ablative singular of gallus

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    Portuguese

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    Noun

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    gallo m (plural gallos, feminine gallinha, feminine plural gallinhas)

    1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of galo

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gelH-
    Proto-Italic *galsos
    Latin gallus
    Spanish gallo

      Inherited from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic *galsos, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“to call”).

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      • Syllabification: ga‧llo

      Noun

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      gallo m (plural gallos, feminine gallina, feminine plural gallinas)

      1. rooster, cock (male domestic chicken)

      Noun

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      gallo m (plural gallos)

      1. megrim (genus Lepidorhombus, a kind of fish)
      2. John Dory (edible marine fish; Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata)
      3. common poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
      4. corn tortilla sandwich, usually filled with meat and/or beans, and other ingredients
      5. (boxing) bantamweight (weight class ranging from 112 to 118 pounds)
      6. voice crack (sudden, unintentional change in register, especially during puberty or while singing)
      7. (Mexico) serenade (love song sung directly to one's love interest)
        Synonym: serenata

      Noun

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      gallo m (plural gallos, feminine galla, feminine plural gallas) (colloquial)

      1. (Chile) guy, dude
        Synonyms: tipo; see also Thesaurus:tío
        Conocí a ese gallo anoche en el teatro.
        I met that guy last night at the theatre.
      2. (Venezuela) nerd
        Synonyms: friki, empollón

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      Welsh

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      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      gallo

      1. third-person singular present subjunctive of gallu

      Mutation

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      Mutated forms of gallo
      radical soft nasal aspirate
      gallo allo ngallo unchanged

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

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      Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *gelH-
      Proto-Italic *galsos
      Latin gallus
      Spanish gallobor.
      Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl gallo

        Borrowed from Spanish gallo, from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic *galsos, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“to call”).

        Noun

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        gallo

        1. rooster
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        References

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        • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006), Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎[2], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 8
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