godallo

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a Paleo-Hispanic, as Spanish igüedo and Basque aketo, both meaning "billy goat".[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

godallo m (plural godallos)

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

Coordinate terms

Adjective

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

  1. (figurative) presumptuous, vain
  2. untidy

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “igüedo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos