gallejar

Catalan

Etymology

From gall (“cock”) +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡə.ʎəˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡa.ʎeˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Verb

gallejar (first-person singular present gallejo, first-person singular preterite gallegí, past participle gallejat)(intransitive)

1. to strut, to show off
2. to brag, to boast

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gallejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			gallejar
gerund			gallejant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		gallejat		gallejada
		plural		gallejats		gallejades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gallejo	galleges	galleja	gallegem	gallegeu	gallegen
	imperfect	gallejava	gallejaves	gallejava	gallejàvem	gallejàveu	gallejaven
	future	gallejaré	gallejaràs	gallejarà	gallejarem	gallejareu	gallejaran
	preterite	gallegí	gallejares	gallejà	gallejàrem	gallejàreu	gallejaren
	conditional	gallejaria	gallejaries	gallejaria	gallejaríem	gallejaríeu	gallejarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gallegi	gallegis	gallegi	gallegem	gallegeu	gallegin
	imperfect	gallegés	gallegessis	gallegés	gallegéssim	gallegéssiu	gallegessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	galleja	gallegi	gallegem	gallegeu	gallegin
	negative (no)	—	no gallegis	no gallegi	no gallegem	no gallegeu	no gallegin

Synonyms

• (strut): fer el gall, fatxendejar
• (boast): presumir

Further reading

• “gallejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024