galifardeu

• galavardeu (Valencia)

Derived from Old Catalan galavardeu (with influence from califa (“caliph”)); from Occitan galavard (“scruffy man”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡə.li.fərˈdɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡa.li.faɾˈðɛw]

galifardeu m (plural galifardeus)

1. bailiff, constable

   Synonyms: esbirro, algutzir

2. (derogatory) scoundrel
3. (colloquial) lad

   Synonyms: noi, xicot, bordegàs

• “galifardeu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007