gralla

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gracla (compare Occitan gralha, Italian gracchia), syncopated form of Late Latin grācula (“female jackdaw”) (compare French grolle), feminine form of Latin grāculus (compare Spanish grajo), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Doublet of graula.

Noun

gralla f (plural gralles)

  1. the western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
  2. a double-reed instrument in the shawm family
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gralla

  1. inflection of grallar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese (compare Portuguese gralha), from Vulgar Latin *gracla (compare Italian gracchia), syncopated form of Late Latin grācula (“female jackdaw”) (compare French grolle), feminine form of Latin grāculus (compare Spanish grajo), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gralla f (plural grallas)

  1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
    Synonym: gralla cereixeira
  2. rook (Corvus frugilegus)
    Synonym: gralla grande
  3. squawk

References

Etymology 2

Verb

gralla

  1. inflection of grallar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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