cascallo

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kasˈkaʎo̝/

Noun

cascallo m (plural cascallos)

(countable or uncountable) gravel
(countable or uncountable) rubble
Synonyms: brita, rebo

Derived terms

cascallal
cascalleira

References

“cascallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“cascallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“cascallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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