gallofa

== Catalan == === Etymology === Perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrims]", extended metaphorically to mean "daily spiritual food". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈʎɔ.fə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈʎɔ.fa] === Adjective === gallofa f sg feminine singular of gallof === Noun === gallofa f (plural gallofes) female equivalent of gallof a kind of ecclesiastical almanac combining the functions of a missal and a breviary === Further reading === “gallofa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Alternative forms === galloufa === Etymology === Perhaps from a Medieval Latin expression Galli offa, "food given to Frenchmen [Pilgrims]"; but compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “companion”) (𐌲𐌰- (ga-, “with”) + 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs, “bread”)) and English loaf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡaˈʎɔfɐ] === Noun === gallofa m (plural gallofas) broth, meal prepared for a group of people feast a kind of ecclesiastical almanac ==== Derived terms ==== gallofeiro gallofo === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gallofa”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “galloufa”, 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), “gallofa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gallofa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Noun === gallofa f (plural gallofas) female equivalent of gallofo