Spanish word

gallego

Pronunciation

IPA/gaˈʝeɣo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounGalician

Example

¿Hablas gallego?

Do you speak Galician?

Illustration for gallego (Galician)

More examples

Muchos jóvenes en la ciudad también estudian gallego.

Many young people in the city also study Galician.

Core concept

Language spoken in Galicia, northwest Spain.

Common phrases

  • hablar gallego

    speak Galician

  • aprender gallego

    study Galician

  • practicar gallego

    practice Galician

Similar words

galego: Name Galicians use for their own language.
lengua: Spoken language used in a region or country.
idioma: Language system identified with a nation or region.
dialecto: Regional variety of a language showing local speech differences.

Definition in Spanish

Término que designa la lengua hablada en Galicia y, de forma derivada, el adjetivo o sustantivo para algo o alguien originario de Galicia.

Word origin

Derives from Latin Gallaecia, the Roman province named for the Gallaeci, and becomes the Spanish name for both the regional Romance language and the people of that area.

Usage tips

  • Spanish gallego can refer to the language or to a person from Galicia, so ¿Hablas gallego? asks about speaking ability while soy gallego indicates origin.

Opposites

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