gallardo

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gallardo, borrowed from Old French gaillart (spirited), from Vulgar Latin *galia (strength), from Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (strength). Compare English Gaylord.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ɡaˈɟaɾdo/ [ɡɑˈɟaɾ.ð̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ħaˈɟaɾdo/ [ħɑˈɟaɾ.ð̞ʊ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾdo

Adjective

gallardo (feminine gallarda, masculine plural gallardos, feminine plural gallardas)

  1. gallant, debonair, brave
  2. sleek, elegant
  3. (of oxen) having long straight upward horns

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gaillard (strapping, lively, strong), from Old French gaillart (spirited), from Vulgar Latin *galia (strength), from Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (strength). Compare English Gaylord.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈʝaɾdo/ [ɡaˈʝaɾ.ð̞o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈʎaɾdo/ [ɡaˈʎaɾ.ð̞o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈʃaɾdo/ [ɡaˈʃaɾ.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈʒaɾdo/ [ɡaˈʒaɾ.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾdo
  • Syllabification: ga‧llar‧do

Adjective

gallardo (feminine gallarda, masculine plural gallardos, feminine plural gallardas)

  1. gallant, debonair, brave, strapping, dashing
  2. sleek, elegant

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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