trangallada
Galician
Etymology
From trangallo (“stick, peg”) + -ada, a collective suffix.
One of the particular meanings of trangallo is a stick which, in contact with the millstone, hops, forcing the hopper to release some grain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾaŋɡaˈʎaða̝/
Noun
trangallada f (plural trangalladas)
- (dated) night feast, with dance and music
- Synonyms: fiada, fiandón, foliada, folión, ruada, serán
- (figuratively) worthless plan, occupation or object
- Synonyms: chafullada, trapallada
Related terms
- trangallo
References
- “trangallada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “trangallada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “trangallada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.