galo
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa.lu/
galo is spelled G-A-L-O (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rooster (male of the domestic chicken)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of galar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “macho adulto da espécie Gallus gallus”.
What does galo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerooster (male of the domestic chicken)
- 2
masculineegg (a swelling on the forehead, resulting from a blow)
- 3
masculineany fish of the order Zeiformes
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of gaulês
adjective
- 1
synonym of gaulês
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of galar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. macho adulto da espécie Gallus gallus 2. símbolo e cognome do Clube Atlético Mineiro, time de futebol de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 3. inchaço, geralmente na cabeça, consequente a uma queda ou batida 4. língua romance falada na Bretanha
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of galo
- galos plural
- gala feminine
- galas feminine plural
- galinho diminutive
- galozinho diminutive
- gallo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galo?
- Brazil /ˈɡa.lu/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.lu/
- /ˈga.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galo in Portuguese?
galo appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).