gallowa

== English == === Alternative forms === galloway (variant spelling, dialectal) === Etymology === From Middle English Galloway, originally denoting a small horse or pony bred in Galloway, a region of southwest Scotland. The term spread into northern English and Geordie dialects, where it was shortened to gallowa. === Pronunciation === (UK, Geordie, Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈɡaləwə/ Hyphenation: gal‧lo‧wa === Noun === gallowa (plural gallowas) (Geordie, Northern England) pony, or a small horse. Synonyms: cuddy, horse, nag, pony ==== Hypernyms ==== equine horse ==== See also ==== pony gallowa nag (dialectal) cuddy (Northern English, Scots, “donkey”) ==== References ==== Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “gallowa”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎[1], archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2] == Scots == === Alternative forms === gallawa (dialectal, variant spelling) Gallowa (dialectal, variant spelling) Galloway (dialectal, variant spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from English Galloway, originally referring to the district in southwest Scotland where such small horses and cattle were bred. Shortened in Scots speech to gallowa. === Pronunciation === (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɡaləwə/ Hyphenation: gal‧lo‧wa === Noun === gallowa (plural gallowas) Pony or a small wiry horse bred in Galloway. Synonyms: cuddie, garron, Gallowa, galloway, horce, hors, powny A stocky, hornless breed of black cattle. Synonyms: beast, cou, Gallowa, Galloway, nowt ==== Hypernyms ==== horse cou kintra ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== pony cattle ==== References ==== “gallowa”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.