mamar gallo
[maˈmaɾ ˈɣ̞aʝo]
The verdict
“mamar gallo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hablar en broma o crear un ambiente de chanza ingeniosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mamar-gallo · mamar gallo · Spanish
mamar gallo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mamar gallo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [maˈmaɾ ˈɣ̞aʝo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mamar gallo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mamar gallo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [maˈmaɾ ˈɣ̞aʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mamar gallo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is mamar gallo, spelled M-A-M-A-R- -G-A-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Hablar en broma o crear un ambiente de chanza ingeniosa.
- 2Tomar el pelo, burlarse de alguien, decir algo que no es verdad para reírse de la reacción de quien escucha.
- 3No tomar en serio lo que alguien dice.
- 4No cumplir la ejecución de un compromiso, evadiendo la responsabilidad con pretextos.
- 5Estar por ahí sin hacer nada, perder el tiempo.
- 6Practicar sexo oral.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mamar gallo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pero la mamadera de gallo, si va siempre acompañada por el ingenio y la irónica visión del mundo que linda directamente con el sarcasmo, no es en García Márquez —que gusta de recordar cuánto le gusta mamar gallo— un resabio coyuntural
—¿Cómo así? Usted me está mamando gallo... —No, de veras
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.