gargallar
Galician
Alternative forms
- gargalhar (reintegrationist)
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic (compare Portuguese gargalhar, Spanish carcajada), but compare also garganta (“throat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾɣaˈʎaɾ/
Verb
gargallar (first-person singular present gargallo, first-person singular preterite gargallei, past participle gargallado)
- (intransitive) to guffaw
Conjugation
Derived terms
- gargallada (“guffaw”)
References
- “gargallar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gargallar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “agargallar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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