galleiro

Galician

Etymology

From galla (“prong”) +‎ -eiro, ≈ "pronged".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈʎejɾʊ]

Adjective

galleiro (feminine galleira, masculine plural galleiros, feminine plural galleiras)

1. (of cattle) having long and separate horns

Derived terms

• Galleiro

Related terms

• galla

Noun

galleiro m (plural galleiros)

1. a pronged element used for hanging and curing sausages and other meat or fish, of for storing and protecting bread from vermin
2. (nautical) crutch

References

• “galleiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “galleiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “galleiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “galleiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.