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galga.

arch of the foot or of a shoe

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡalɣa̝/
  1. arch of the foot or of a shoe

    feminine
  2. arch of the foot or of a shoe each one of the two semicircular spans of a traditional wheel

    broadly · feminine
  3. flat stone used as a brick

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from galgar (“to gauge”).

noun/ˈɡalɣa̝/
  1. rolling stone; any individual rock that rolls or is rolled down a hill, historically used as a weapon

    feminine
  2. rolling stone; any individual rock that rolls or is rolled down a hill, historically used as a weapon cold gale

    feminine · figuratively
  3. stake which in traditional carts was used as a brake or restrain when descending

    feminine
  4. when the ball misses all the pins

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Debated. Perhaps form galgo (“greyhound”), from Latin canem gallicum (“Gaulish dog”). Alternatively or concurrently from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga, “stake, pole”), or any other descendant from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), or from a cognate of Old French gall (“stone”) (compare French galet), perhaps of Celtic origin. Cognate with Spanish galga.

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