gálico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gallicus (“Gallic; Gaulish”). By surface analysis, Gália +‎ -ico. Doublet of galgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.li.ku/

• Hyphenation: gá‧li‧co

Adjective

gálico (feminine gálica, masculine plural gálicos, feminine plural gálicas)

1. (historical) Gallic; Gaulish (of or relating to Gaul)
2. (organic chemistry) gallic (relating to gallic acid)
3. (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)

1. Gallic

   Synonym: galo

Derived terms

• morbo gálico

 

Noun

gálico m (uncountable)

1. syphilis

   Synonyms: sífilis, morbo gálico

Related terms

• galgo
• Galia

 

Further reading

• “gálico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16