galiña

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See also: galina, Galina, and Gaļina

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha (hen) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin gallīna (hen), from gallus (rooster). Cognate with Portuguese galinha and Spanish gallina.

Pronunciation

Noun

galiña f (plural galiñas)

  1. hen
    Synonym: pita

Derived terms

References

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese galinha and Kabuverdianu galinha.

The Portuguese word comes from Latin gallina.

Noun

galiña

  1. hen
  2. chicken
  3. girl