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callao.

pebble

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[kaˈʎaʊ̯]
  1. pebble

    masculine
  2. a middle sized fragment of stone

    masculine
  3. a frozen lump of earth

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *kalyāwo- (“stone”), either from a local Celtic substrate or a borrowing from Old French or Old Occitan. Compare French caillou. Celtic cognates include Irish gallán (“standing stone”) and Gaulish *gallos, the source of Old French gal (“small pebble”).

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