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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, as Spanish igüedo and Basque aketo, both meaning "billy goat".[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
godallo m (plural godallos)
- billy goat
- Synonyms: bode, cabrón, castrón
- (derogatory) bailiff
Adjective
godallo (feminine godalla, masculine plural godallos, feminine plural godallas)
- (figurative) presumptuous, vain
- untidy
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “godallo”, 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), “godallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “godallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN