galotxa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French galoche; see there for further etymology. Compare also Occitan galòcha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈlɔ.t͡ʃə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡaˈlɔ.t͡ʃa]

Noun

galotxa f (plural galotxes)

clog
(carpentry) glue block, bracket
(sports) an amateur form of pilota valenciana played in the street

Derived terms

galotxer
galotxetes

Further reading

“galotxa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“galotxa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“galotxa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“galotxa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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