galỹa
See also: gálya
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- galinna
Etymology
From Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.ˈli.ɲa/, /ɡa.ˈlĩ.j̃a/
Noun
galỹa f
- hen
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 308 (facsimile):
- a outra […] foi com ouo de galỹa
- the other […] had the size of a hen’s egg
- a outra […] foi com ouo de galỹa
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Descendants
- Galician: galiña
- Portuguese: galinha