gallon
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillo (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).
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gallon (plural gallons)
- A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- (Britain, Canada) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
- (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
- (US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
- (in the plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).
- The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Northern French galon, from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).
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gallon m (plural gallons)
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Noun[edit]
gallon
- gallon (a unit of volume)
- gallon benzin 3 dollarğa citsä
- if a gallon of gasoline reaches 3 dollars
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English terms derived from Old Northern French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Vulgar Latin
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- en:Units of measure
- Norman terms inherited from Old Northern French
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- Norman terms inherited from Late Latin
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- Norman terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Norman terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Norman terms derived from Gaulish
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- nrf:Units of measure
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- tt:Units of measure