piollo

Galician

Alternative forms

• pollo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, diminutive of pēdis (“louse”). Cognate with Portuguese piolho and Spanish piojo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈoʎo̝/

Noun

piollo m (plural piollos)

1. louse
2. (in the plural) a certain sickness that causes tongue warts in cattle

Derived terms

• piolla
• piollo famento
• piollo pato
• piolloso

References

• “piollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “piollo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “piollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.