frescoallo

Galician

Etymology

From fresco (“fresh”) +‎ -allo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɾeskoˈallʊ], [fɾesˈkʊ̯allʊ]

Noun

frescoallo m (plural frescoallos)

1. unpleasant smell to fresh meat, especially during the slaughter of an animal

   Synonym: fresquío

   • 1977, Eliseo Alonso, A rua do noxo, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 131:

     —Eiquí me paresce que cheira muito a frescoallo –rematóu dona Teresa-

     «I think that here it smells too much of fresh meat», ended lady Teresa

Related terms

• fresco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “frescuallo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “frescoallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN