Gallego

noun

Galle·​go

gə(l)ˈyā(ˌ)gō

plural -s

: galician

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, noun & adjective, Galician, from Latin Gallaicus of the Gallaeci, from Gallaeci, an ancient people in western Spain

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