rallo

See also: Rallo, ralló, and rállò

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Rallus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈral.lo/
Rhymes: -allo
Hyphenation: ràl‧lo

Noun

rallo m (plural ralli)

rail (bird of the family Rallidae)
Synonym: porciglione

Anagrams

allor, rolla

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈraːl.loː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈral.lo]

Adjective

rāllō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rāllus

Noun

rāllō

dative/ablative singular of rāllus

References

"rallo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈraʝo/ [ˈra.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ˈraʎo/ [ˈra.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ˈraʃo/ [ˈra.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ˈraʒo/ [ˈra.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -aʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ra‧llo
Homophone: rayo

Etymology 1

From Latin rallum.

Noun

rallo m (plural rallos)

grater
Synonym: rallador

Etymology 2

Verb

rallo

first-person singular present indicative of rallar

Further reading

“rallo”, 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