Gallegan

English

Noun

Gallegan (plural Gallegans)

  1. A Galician; a citizen of Galicia.

Usage notes
  • Galicians consider the term Gallegan much less desirable and correct than Galician because it is a second-hand translation based on the Spanish gallego.

Proper noun

Gallegan

  1. The Galician language spoken in Galicia, evolved directly from Latin with close ties with Portuguese.

Synonyms

Translations
the Galician language — see Galician

See also

References
  • Use of Gallegan and Galicia in The Bible in Spain by George Borrow (1842) .

Further reading
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