cantallao

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Attested since 1843. Blend of canto +‎ callao.

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Noun[edit]

cantallao m (plural cantallaos)

  1. a large pebble
    • 1843, anonymous author, Cambados, 1836:
      anque ‘n a boca lle metan
      un cantallau com’a un còcho
      cando vai a chamusquèira
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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