gallofo
Galician
Alternative forms
- callofo, galloufo
Etymology
From gallofa (“food given to workers, pilgrims”), perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrim]"; but compare Gothic Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “messmate”) and English loaf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaˈʎɔfʊ]
Noun
gallofo m (plural gallofos)
Related terms
References
- “gallofo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gallofo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gallofo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Further reading
- “gallofo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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