argallada

Galician

Etymology

Argallo (“plot; worthless thing”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾɣaˈʎaðɐ]

Noun

argallada f (plural argalladas)

1. (derogatory) plot
2. swindling, conning, defrauding

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “argallada”, 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), “argallada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “argallada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN