"gallina" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ɡaˈʝina/, [ɡaˈʝi.na], /ɡaˈʝina/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [ɡaˈʝi.na] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /ɡaˈʎina/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), [ɡaˈʎi.na] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), /ɡaˈʃina/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ɡaˈʃi.na] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ɡaˈʒina/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ɡaˈʒi.na] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: gallinas [plural], gallo [masculine], gallos [masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin gallīna. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish, {{inh+|es|osp|-}} Inherited from Old Spanish, {{inh|es|la|gallīna}} Latin gallīna Head templates: {{es-noun|f|m=gallo}} gallina f (plural gallinas, masculine gallo, masculine plural gallos)
  1. hen Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-gallina-es-noun-1EoI3jmB Disambiguation of Birds: 55 45 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (colloquial) chicken (coward) Tags: colloquial, feminine Categories (lifeform): Birds, Poultry Synonyms: cagado, cagón, cagueta, cobarde
    Sense id: en-gallina-es-noun-HBY01rU~ Disambiguation of Birds: 55 45 Disambiguation of Poultry: 42 58 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gallináceo, gallinazo, gallinero, gallo

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gallina meaning in Spanish (4.6kB)

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