cangalla

Galician

A Galician canga ("yoke") with two pairs of cangallas

Etymology

From canga (“yoke”) +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaŋˈɡaʎɐ], (northwestern) [kaŋˈkaʎɐ]

Noun

cangalla f (plural cangallas)

1. stakes introduced in the yoke that embrace the necks of the oxen

   Synonym: cancil

2. kind of stretcher
3. twig of a bunch of grapes

   Synonym: raspallo

4. (figurative) ungainly person or animal

Derived terms

• escangallar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cangalla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cangalla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cangalla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN