cascallento

Galician

Etymology

From cascallo (“gravel”) +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑskɑˈʎentʊ], [kɑskɑˈʎɛntʊ]

Adjective

cascallento (feminine cascallenta, masculine plural cascallentos, feminine plural cascallentas)

1. gravelly (full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles)

   Synonym: cascalleiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cascallento”, 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), “cascallento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega