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torgallo

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin torquēre (to twist) + -allo.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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torgallo m (plural torgallos)

  1. rag
    Synonyms: farrapo, trapallo
  2. large twisted twig used for binding
    Synonyms: viorto, corre, costrán, vincallo
  3. nuisance

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “torca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos