gálico
See also: galico
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin gallicus (“Gallic; Gaulish”). By surface analysis, Gália + -ico. Doublet of galgo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.li.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.li.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.li.ku/
- Hyphenation: gá‧li‧co
Adjective
gálico (feminine gálica, masculine plural gálicos, feminine plural gálicas)
- (historical) Gallic; Gaulish (of or relating to Gaul)
- (organic chemistry) gallic (relating to gallic acid)
- (chemistry) gallic (relating to gallium)
Further reading
- “gálico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “gálico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaliko/ [ˈɡa.li.ko]
- Rhymes: -aliko
- Syllabification: gá‧li‧co
Adjective
gálico (feminine gálica, masculine plural gálicos, feminine plural gálicas)
Derived terms
- morbo gálico
Noun
gálico m (uncountable)
Related terms
Further reading
- “gálico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025