gralho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese grallo, from Vulgar Latin *graclu(s), syncopated form of Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Compare Spanish grajo, Italian gracchio.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

gralho m (plural gralhos)

  1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula, a European bird)
    Synonyms: gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta, chuca, cuneta

Further reading

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