argallo
Galician
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Late Latin ergalium, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον (ergaleîon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aɾˈɣaʎʊ]
Noun
argallo m (plural argallos)
- (derogatory) contraption, toy, gadget
- (figuratively) any valueless thing
- plot
References
- “argallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “argallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “argallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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