piollo
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, diminutive of pēdis (“louse”). Cognate with Portuguese piolho and Spanish piojo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /piˈoʎo̝/
Noun
piollo m (plural piollos)
- louse
- (in the plural) a certain sickness that causes tongue warts in cattle
Derived terms
- piolla
- piollo famento
- piollo pato
- piolloso
References
- “piollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “piollo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “piollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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