galé

See also: gale, Gale, and galè

French

Participle

galé (feminine galée, masculine plural galés, feminine plural galées)

past participle of galer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

galè (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galee, a borrowing from Old French galee, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɛ/

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: ga‧lé

Noun

galé f (plural galés)

(nautical) galley (ship propelled primarily by oars)
Synonym: galera

Descendants

→ Indonesian: galai

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