galleta

English

Etymology

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Noun

galleta (plural galletas)

1. Any of various grasses of the genus Hilaria (curly mesquite), of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

References

• galleta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hilaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hilaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Catalan

Alternative forms

• galeta

Etymology

Borrowed from French galette, compare Spanish galleta.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

galleta f (plural galletes)

1. biscuit, cookie
2. (Internet) HTTP cookie

Further reading

• “galleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology 1

From galla (“pitchfork”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

galleta f (plural galletas)

1. (tools) pitchfork

   Synonyms: forca, forqueta, galla

2. a unit of volume, equivalent to half an ola

Etymology 2

Ultimately from French galette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

galleta f (plural galletas)

1. (cooking) biscuit, cookie, cracker

References

• “galleta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “galleta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “galleta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”) (cf. gallon), possibly from Gaulish galla (“vessel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈleː.ta/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈle.ta/,

Noun

gallēta f (genitive gallētae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) jug, bucket, pail

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• → Albanian: galetë
• Aromanian: gãleatã
• Catalan: galleda
• Italian: galleta
• Old French: jaloie
• Romanian: găleată
  • → Ukrainian: ґеле́та (geléta)

References

• galleta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French galette.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ga‧lle‧ta

Noun

galleta f (plural galletas)

1. cookie / biscuit

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• galletita
• galleta de agua, galletita de agua (“water biscuit”)
• galleta de mar
• galletero

Descendants

• → Cebuano: galyeta

Further reading

• “galleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014