trollo

See also: trollò

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾoʎo̝/

Noun

trollo m (plural trollos)

1. bog, mire, quagmire

   Synonyms: braña, lameiro

2. mud, silt, sludge

   Synonym: lama

3. potato field
4. (figurative) untidy place

Derived terms

• atrollar
• trolleiro
• Trollos

Etymology 2

Trollo or rodo

Either from Latin torculum or from trulleum (“basin”).

Alternative forms

• trullo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾoʎo̝/

Noun

trollo m (plural trollos)

1. tool composed of a shaft and a semicircular blade, used by bakers to distribute and clean ashes and embers

   Synonym: rodo

2. a similar tool, used to smooth or level the ground
3. shaft

Derived terms

• atrollar
• trollar
• trolleiro

References

• Template:R:DDLG
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• “trollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “trullo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Verb

trollo

1. first-person singular present indicative of trollare