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Galician
Etymology
From Latin malleolus (“little mallet”). Cognate with Spanish majuelo.
Pronunciation
Noun
amalló m (plural amallós)
- a strap of leather used for joining, connecting or fastening
- Synonyms: agulleta, amarradoira
- (usually in the plural) shoelace
- Synonyms: agulleta, cordón
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amallo”, 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), “amalló”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amalló”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amalloa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN