Gallo

See also: gallo, gallò, gallo-, and Gallo-

English

Etymology

  • As an Italian and Spanish surname, from the noun gallo (rooster).
  • Also as an Italian surname, from the personal name Gallo, from Latin gallus (a Gaul). This is sometimes Americanized from Greek Γάλλος (Gállos). Compare Gallia.
  • As a Breton surname, shortened from Le Gallo, a diminutive of Le Gall; compare Legall.
  • (language): From Breton gall (a Gaul or a foreigner), from being a language found in eastern Brittany of the non-Celts, from Latin gallus.

Proper noun

Gallo (countable and uncountable, plural Gallos or Galloes)

  1. A Romance language spoken in north-west France, see Gallo language.
  2. (countable) A surname.
  3. A brand of low-priced California wine
    • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN, page 43:
      "A few bottles of Gallo muscatel, and you with all them trinkets."
    • 2002, Elmore Leonard, Glitz, page 1:
      But Vincent was carrying a sack of groceries. He wasn't going to drop a half gallon of Gallo Hearty Burgundy, a bottle of prune juice and a jar of Ragu spaghetti sauce on the sidewalk.
    • 2003, Rob Loughran, High Steaks, page 108:
      On a good day he'd rip through several bottles of Gallo White Port and a fifth of bargain scotch. If he stumbled upon a twenty-dollar bill he would drink Irish whiskey.
    • 2004, Andrew Hartwood, Murder in Grosse Pointe: The 49th Grave, page 26:
      I ate the result, drank some Gallo white and was ready to shout instructions and encouragement to Buddy Bell and the Tigers [...].
    • 2006, Tom Perrotta, Little Children, page 284:
      "I'll get it," she said. "I promised your mother I'd keep an eye on you." Yeah, right, Ronnie thought, you and the Gallo Brothers.
    • 2007, Joan Hess, Damsels in Distress, page 50:
      The last thing I wanted was to lapse into maudlin snuffling, or get stopped for driving while under the influence of the Gallo boys

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

Gallō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of Gallus

Spanish

Etymology

From the noun gallo (rooster).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈɡaʝo/ [ˈɡa.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈɡaʎo/ [ˈɡa.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡaʃo/ [ˈɡa.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡaʒo/ [ˈɡa.ʒo]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒo

  • Syllabification: Ga‧llo

Proper noun

Gallo m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaljo/, [ˈɡal.jo]
  • Syllabification: Gal‧lo

Proper noun

Gallo (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gallo is the 842nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 11,085 individuals.
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