trapallada

Galician

Alternative forms

• trapalhada (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From trapallo (“rag”) +‎ -ada, a collective suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾapaˈʎaða̝/

Noun

trapallada f (plural trapalladas)

1. mess of worthless things
2. trickery, hoax, story

   Synonyms: chafullada, trangallada, andrómena

3. muddle, tangle, mess

   Synonyms: embrolla, lea, maraña

4. botched or shoddy work

   Synonyms: chafullada, trangallada

Related terms

• atrapallar
• trapalleiro
• trapo

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “trapallada”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trapallada”, 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), “trapallada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trapallada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “trapallada”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025