bugallo

See also: Bugallo

Galician

cocos, carrabouxos, bugallos
Coco, carrabouxo, bugallo

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *bul(l)aka-, whence Old Irish bolach (swelling, blister), influenced by Latin galla.[1] Cognate with Portuguese bugalho

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈɣaʎo̝/

Noun

bugallo m (plural bugallos)

  1. gall (chiefly the oak gall or oak apple)
  2. (figuratively) eyeball

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Bugallo (surname)

See also

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. bugalla.
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