vergallo

Galician

Alternative forms
  • vargallón, vergallón

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (attested as vargallon in the 13th century), from verga +‎ -allo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [beɾˈɣaʎʊ]

Noun

vergallo m (plural vergallos)

  1. whip, cane
    Synonym: vergasta
  2. pizzle
    Synonym: verga

References
  • “vargallon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “vergallo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “vergallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “vergallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “vergallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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