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galego.

Galician (pertaining to Galicia or the Galician language)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡaˈle.ɡu/Brazil/ɡɐˈle.ɡu/Portugal[ɡɐˈle.ɣu]Portugal/ɡɐˈle.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. Galician (pertaining to Galicia or the Galician language)

    not-comparable
  2. blond

    Brazil · dialectal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Gallaecus Old Galician-Portuguese galego Portuguese galego From Old Galician-Portuguese galego, from Latin Gallaecus, from Gallaecia. Cognate with Galician galego and Spanish gallego.

noun/ɡaˈle.ɡu/Brazil/ɡɐˈle.ɡu/Portugal[ɡɐˈle.ɣu]Portugal/ɡɐˈle.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. Galician person

    masculine
  2. Galician language

    masculine · uncountable
  3. someone from Northern Portugal

    colloquial · masculine
  4. blond (a person with fair hair)

    Northeast-Brazil · masculine
  5. a European immigrant to Brazil, more specifically, a Portuguese or Spanish immigrant

    Brazil · dated · masculine
  6. a Portuguese of poor education

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Gallaecus Old Galician-Portuguese galego Portuguese galego From Old Galician-Portuguese galego, from Latin Gallaecus, from Gallaecia. Cognate with Galician galego and Spanish gallego.

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