trangallada

Galician

Etymology

From trangallo (“stick, peg”) +‎ -ada, a collective suffix.

One of the particular meanings of trangallo is a stick which, in contact with the millstone, hops, forcing the hopper to release some grain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾaŋɡaˈʎaða̝/

Noun

trangallada f (plural trangalladas)

1. (dated) night feast, with dance and music

   Synonyms: fiada, fiandón, foliada, folión, ruada, serán

2. (figurative) worthless plan, occupation or object

   Synonyms: chafullada, trapallada

Related terms

• trangallo

References

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