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Asturian
Pronunciation
Adjective
gallego
- neuter singular of gallegu
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gallego and Portuguese galego, from Latin Gallaecus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡalˈlɛ.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -ɛɡo
- Hyphenation: gal‧lè‧go
Adjective
gallego (feminine gallega, masculine plural galleghi, feminine plural galleghe)
- Galician
Noun
gallego m (plural galleghi, feminine gallega)
- Galician
Noun
gallego m (uncountable)
- Galician (language)
Related terms
Further reading
- gallego in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin Gallaecus. Compare Galician galego and Portuguese galego.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝeɡo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaˈʎeɡo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃeɡo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒeɡo/
- Rhymes: -eɡo
- Syllabification: ga‧lle‧go
Adjective
gallego (feminine gallega, masculine plural gallegos, feminine plural gallegas)
- Galician
Derived terms
Noun
gallego m (plural gallegos, feminine gallega, feminine plural gallegas)
- Galician
- (Latin America) Spaniard
Noun
gallego m (uncountable)
- Galician (language)
Further reading