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Galician
Etymology
Perhaps a derivative of Proto-Germanic *kastô (“box”) + the suffix -allo;[1] alternatively, a cognate of German Gestell (“rack, stand”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *stalljan (“to fix, to set”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gastallo m (plural gastallos)
- a notched log used to immobilize something
- a clamp used to fix or immobilize something
- a workbench, namely those used by basketeers and shoemakers
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gastallo”, 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), “gastallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gastallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN