gallofa

Alternative forms

• galloufa

Etymology

Perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrims]";^[1] but compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “companion”) (𐌲𐌰- (ga-, “with”) + 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs, “bread”)) and English loaf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈʎɔfɐ]

Noun

gallofa m (plural gallofas)

1. broth, meal prepared for a group of people
2. feast
3. a kind of ecclesiastical almanac

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gallofa”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “galloufa”, 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), “gallofa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gallofa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Noun

gallofa f (plural gallofas)

1. female equivalent of gallofo