gralha

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Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan [Term?], from a Vulgar Latin root *gracla, syncopated form of Late Latin grācula, from Latin grāculus. Compare Catalan gralla, French grolle, Portuguese gralha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gralha f (plural gralhas)

  1. (Languedoc, Provençal, Vivaro-Alpine) crow

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese gralla, from a Vulgar Latin root *gracla, syncopated form of Late Latin grācula, from Latin grāculus, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (croak). Compare Spanish grajo, graja, Catalan gralla, Italian gracchia.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: gra‧lha

Noun

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gralha f (plural gralhas)

  1. jay (bird)
    Synonym: gaio
  2. (colloquial) chatterbox
  3. typo, error

Derived terms

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