torgallo

• torgalho (reintegrationist)

From Latin torquēre (“to twist”) + -allo.^[1]

• Rhymes: -aɟo
• Hyphenation: tor‧ga‧llo

torgallo m (plural torgallos)

1. rag

   Synonyms: farrapo, trapallo

2. large twisted twig used for binding

   Synonyms: viorto, corre, costrán, vincallo

3. nuisance

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torgallo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torgallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torgallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN