trapallada

Galician

Etymology

From trapallo (“rag”) +‎ -ada, a collective suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾapaˈʎaða̝/

Noun

trapallada f (plural trapalladas)

1. mess of worthless things
2. trickery, hoax, story

   Synonyms: chafullada, trangallada, andrómena

3. muddle, tangle, mess

   Synonyms: embrolla, lea, maraña

4. botched or shoddy work

   Synonyms: chafullada, trangallada

Related terms

• atrapallar
• trapallada
• trapalleiro
• trapo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “trapallada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trapallada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN