gallof
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gallofo (“bum”) from gallofa (“food given as alms”). Perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrims]".
Pronunciation
Adjective
gallof (feminine gallofa, masculine plural gallofs, feminine plural gallofes)
Noun
gallof m (plural gallofs, feminine gallofa, feminine plural gallofes)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- gallofejar
- galloferia
- gallòfol
Further reading
- “gallof”, 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