gálico
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gallicus (“Gallic; Gaulish”). By surface analysis, Gália + -ico. Doublet of galgo.
Adjective
gálico (feminine gálica, masculine plural gálicos, feminine plural gálicas)
- (historical) Gallic; Gaulish (of or relating to Gaul)
- (organic chemistry) gallic (relating to gallic acid)
- (chemistry) gallic (relating to gallium)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gallicus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaliko/ [ˈɡa.li.ko]
- Rhymes: -aliko
- Syllabification: gá‧li‧co
Adjective
gálico (feminine gálica, masculine plural gálicos, feminine plural gálicas)
- Gallic
- Synonym: galo
Derived terms
- morbo gálico
Noun
gálico m (uncountable)
- syphilis
- Synonyms: sífilis, morbo gálico
Related terms
- Galia
- galgo
Further reading
- “gálico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014