trangallada

Galician

Etymology

From trangallo (“stick, peg”) +‎ -ada, a collective suffix.

One of the particular meanings of trangallo is a stick which, in contact with the millstone, hops, forcing the hopper to release some grain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾaŋɡaˈʎaða̝/

Noun

trangallada f (plural trangalladas)

1. (dated) night feast, with dance and music

   Synonyms: fiada, fiandón, foliada, folión, ruada, serán

2. (figurative) worthless plan, occupation or object

   Synonyms: chafullada, trapallada

Related terms

• trangallo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trangallada”, 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), “trangallada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trangallada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN