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English

Etymology
A distortion of gallows, used attributively.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'gæləs/

Adjective
gallus

1. fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous

#:*1922: ’Twas murmur we did for a gallus potion would rouse a friar, I’m thinking, and he limp from leching. — James Joyce, Ulysses

Alternative spellings
gallous

Latin

Noun
gallus (genitive galli); m, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin second declension|second declension

1. A cock, rooster

See also
gallina

Derived terms
rfc-level|Derived terms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
gala#Icelandic|gala (is)

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