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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French gaillard (“strapping, lively, strong”), from Old French gaillart (“spirited”), from Vulgar Latin *galia (“strength”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (“strength”). Compare English Gaylord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝaɾdo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaˈʎaɾdo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃaɾdo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒaɾdo/
- Rhymes: -aɾdo
- Syllabification: ga‧llar‧do
Adjective
gallardo (feminine gallarda, masculine plural gallardos, feminine plural gallardas)
- gallant, debonair, brave, strapping, dashing
- sleek, elegant
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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