agallas

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈɡaʝas/ [aˈɣ̞a.ʝas]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aˈɡaʎas/ [aˈɣ̞a.ʎas]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈɡaʃas/ [aˈɣ̞a.ʃas]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈɡaʒas/ [aˈɣ̞a.ʒas]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝas
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎas
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃas
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒas

  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧llas

Noun

agallas f pl (plural only)

  1. gall, nerve
  2. spunk, grit, backbone
  3. (colloquial) guts, balls, stomach, gumption, stones, spine, courage
    Synonyms: coraje, valentía, cojones

Noun

agallas f pl

  1. plural of agalla (“gills”)
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