bálago

Spanish

Etymology

A Hispano-Celtic word, from Celtiberian *bálago-, *bálaco-, from or cognate with Gaulish *balano-, from Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”).

Noun

bálago (m)

1. straw, especially straw of cereals left after the grain is removed
2. Spanish broom

Further reading

• “bálago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10