gálibo
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic قَالِب (qálib), from Arabic قَالَب (qālab), قَالِب (qālib, “form, mold”), from Ancient Greek καλόπους (kalópous, “form, mold”). Doublet of calibre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡalibo/ [ˈɡa.li.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -alibo
- Syllabification: gá‧li‧bo
Noun
gálibo m (plural gálibos)
- (transport) an arch or similar structure used to determine the clearance of a moving vehicle (in a drive-through, a railway station, etc.)
Further reading
- “gálibo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
gálibo on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es