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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gallardo, borrowed from Old French gaillart (“spirited”), from Vulgar Latin *galia (“strength”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (“strength”). Compare English Gaylord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ɡaˈɟaɾdo/
- IPA(key): (gheada) /ħaˈɟaɾdo/
Adjective
gallardo (feminine gallarda, masculine plural gallardos, feminine plural gallardas)
- gallant, debonair, brave
- sleek, elegant
- (of oxen) having long straight upward horns
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “galhardia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gallardo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gallardo”, 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), “gallardo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gallardo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “gallardo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
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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