gallet

See also: gället

English

Noun

gallet (plural gallets)

  1. (especially in plural) A splinter of stone inserted into the wet mortar of masonry.

Alternative forms

Verb

gallet (third-person singular simple present gallets, present participle galleting, simple past and past participle galleted)

  1. To use this masonry technique.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From gall (rooster) + -et.

Noun

gallet m (plural gallets)

  1. Diminutive of gall (rooster)
  2. weather vane
  3. popcorn
    Synonyms: crispeta, roseta
  4. trigger
    Synonym: disparador
  5. boarfish (Capros aper)
  6. peacock blenny (Salaria pavo)
    Synonyms: gallerbo, bavosa paona
  7. common cockle (type of clam)
    Synonym: catxel
Derived terms
  • escopinya de gallet

Etymology 2

From gall (segment of a fruit) + -et.

Noun

gallet m (plural gallets)

  1. (anatomy, dialectal) uvula
    Synonyms: campaneta, úvula
  2. segment (of a fruit)

Further reading

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këlëjëtēk.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkalːleh(t)/

Verb

galˈlet

  1. to visit

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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