cerralla

== Galician == === Alternative forms === cirralla, zarralla === Etymology === From cerro +‎ -alla, ultimately from Latin cirrus (“curl”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈθeraʎɐ], (western) [ˈseraʎɐ] === Noun === cerralla f (plural cerrallas) (derogatory) lock of hair when dirty or untidy; specifically, lock of hair of a sheep or cow when shaggy or covered with dry excrements or mud ==== Related terms ==== cerro === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cerralla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cerralla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cerralla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN