godallo
Galician
Alternative forms
- godalho (reintegrationist)
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a Paleo-Hispanic, as Spanish igüedo and Basque aketo, both meaning "billy goat".[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɟo
- Hyphenation: go‧da‧lla
Noun
godallo m (plural godallos)
Coordinate terms
Adjective
godallo (feminine godalla, masculine plural godallos, feminine plural godallas)
- (figurative) presumptuous, vain
- untidy
References
- “godallo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “godallo”, 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), “godallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “godallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “igüedo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos