trangallada
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From trangallo (“stick, peg”) + -ada, a collective suffix.
One of the particular meanings of trangallo is a stick which, in contact with the millstone, hops, forcing the hopper to release some grain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]trangallada f (plural trangalladas)
- (dated) night feast, with dance and music
- (figurative) worthless plan, occupation or object
- Synonyms: chafullada, trapallada
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trangallada”, 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), “trangallada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trangallada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN