galgo

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Galician

Verb

galgo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of galgar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese galgo, from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (“French (dog)”), derived from Gallia (“Gaul, modern-day France”). Doublet of gallico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡal.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Hyphenation: gàl‧go

Noun

galgo m (plural galghi)

  1. Spanish greyhound

Further reading

  • galgo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galgō, see also Old Saxon galgo, Old Frisian galga, Old English ġealga, Old Norse galgi, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga).

Noun

galgo m

  1. gallows

Descendants

  • Middle High German: galge

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -alɡu, (Brazil) -awɡu
  • Hyphenation: gal‧go

Etymology 1

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galgo

From Old Galician-Portuguese galgo, from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (“French (dog)”), from Gallia (“Gaul, modern-day France”). Doublet of gálico.

Noun

galgo m (plural galgos)

  1. greyhound (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing)
    Synonyms: lebreiro, lebrel, lebréu
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

galgo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of galgar

Spanish

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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin gallicus (canis) (“French (dog)”), from Gallia (“Gaul, modern-day France”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalɡo/
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Syllabification: gal‧go

Noun

galgo m (plural galgos)

  1. greyhound (dog breed)
  2. English greyhound (ellipsis of galgo inglés.)
  3. greyhound (cocktail)

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

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