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Galician
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Late Latin ergalium, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον (ergaleîon).
Pronunciation
Noun
argallo m (plural argallos)
- (derogatory) contraption, toy, gadget
- (figuratively) any valueless thing
- plot
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “argallo”, 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), “argallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “argallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
argallo
- first-person singular present indicative of argallar