galleiro
Galician
Etymology
From galla (“prong”) + -eiro, ≈ "pronged".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaˈʎejɾʊ]
Adjective
galleiro (feminine galleira, masculine plural galleiros, feminine plural galleiras)
- (of cattle) having long and separate horns
Derived terms
- Galleiro
Related terms
Noun
galleiro m (plural galleiros)
- a pronged element used for hanging and curing sausages and other meat or fish, of for storing and protecting bread from vermin
- (nautical) crutch
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “galleiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “galleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “galleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “galleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN