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galgo.

greyhound (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡaw.ɡu/Brazil[ˈɡaʊ̯.ɡu]Brazil/ˈɡal.ɡu/Portugal[ˈɡaɫ.ɣu]Portugal
  1. greyhound (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese galgo, from Vulgar Latin Gallicus (canis) (“French (dog)”), from Gallia (“Gaul, modern-day France”). Doublet of gálico.

verb/ˈɡaw.ɡu/Brazil[ˈɡaʊ̯.ɡu]Brazil/ˈɡal.ɡu/Portugal[ˈɡaɫ.ɣu]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of galgar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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