godallo

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, as Spanish igüedo and Basque aketo, both meaning "billy goat".[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡoˈðaʎʊ], (shandi) [ɰoˈðaʎʊ]

Noun

godallo m (plural godallos)

billy goat
Synonyms: bode, cabrón, castrón
(derogatory) bailiff

Adjective

godallo m (feminine singular godalla, masculine plural godallos, feminine plural godallas)

(figuratively) presumptuous, vain
untidy

References

“godallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“godallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“godallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “igüedo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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