trapallada

Galician

Etymology

From trapallo (“rag”) +‎ -ada, a collective suffix.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɾapaˈʎaða̝/

Noun

trapallada f (plural trapalladas)

  1. mess of worthless things
  2. trickery, hoax, story
    Synonyms: chafullada, trangallada
  3. muddle, tangle, mess
    Synonyms: embrolla, lea, maraña
  4. botched or shoddy work
    Synonyms: chafullada, trangallada

References
  • “trapallada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “trapallada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “trapallada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “trapallada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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