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galỹa

galỹa

See also: gálya

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

galinna

Noun

galỹa f

hen
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 308 (facsimile):
  a outra […] foi com ouo de galỹa
  the other […] had the size of a hen’s egg

Descendants

Galician: galiña
Portuguese: galinha
- Papiamentu: galiña