vergallo

Galician

Alternative forms

• vargallón, vergallón

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (attested as vargallon in the 13th century), from verga +‎ -allo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beɾˈɣaʎʊ]

Noun

vergallo m (plural vergallos)

1. whip, cane

   Synonym: vergasta

2. pizzle

   Synonym: verga

Related terms

• verga

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vargallon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vergallo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “vergallo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “vergallo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “vergallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.