name
Gallo
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1
A minority Romance language spoken in northwestern France, alongside Breton.
"Gallo is still taught in a handful of schools in Brittany."
2
A surname of Italian, Spanish, or Breton origin.
"The wine came from the Gallo family vineyards in California."
How to Use Gallo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a regional French language or a common surname.
Word Forms
Gallos plural, Galloes plural
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Etymology
As an Italian or Spanish surname, from a word meaning "rooster"; as a language name, from Breton gall, meaning "a Gaul or foreigner."