gargalo
Galician
Etymology
Compare garganta, gargallada, gargalo. Cognate with Portuguese gargalo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaɾˈɣalʊ]
Noun
gargalo m (plural gargalos)
- slot carved in a wooden clog during its elaboration
- handle
- bottleneck
- Synonym: gorgozo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gargalo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gargalo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gargalo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain, but possibly onomatopoeic. Compare gargalhar and garganta.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈɡa.lu/ [ɡaɦˈɡa.lu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈɡa.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈɡa.lu/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ɡaɻˈɡa.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈɡa.lo/ [ɡaɦˈɡa.lo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾˈɡa.lu/ [ɡɐɾˈɣa.lu]
- Rhymes: -alu
- Hyphenation: gar‧ga‧lo
Noun
gargalo m (plural gargalos)
- bottleneck
- (figuratively) the part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome
- throat (of a bottle etc.)
Further reading
- “gargalo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “gargalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026