cascallo

Galician

Alternative forms

• cascalho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Casca (“husk, shell”) +‎ -allo. Compare Portuguese cascalho and Spanish cascajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈkaʎo̝/

Noun

cascallo m (plural cascallos)

1. (countable or uncountable) gravel
2. (countable or uncountable) rubble

   Synonyms: brita, rebo

Derived terms

• cascallal
• cascalleira
• cascallento

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cascallo”, 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), “cascallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cascallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “cascallo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025