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galleta

galleta noun: any of various grasses of the genus Hilaria (curly mesquite), of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Noun

galleta (plural galletas)

  1. Any of various grasses of the genus Hilaria (curly mesquite), of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Forms of galleta

pluralgalletas

Origin of galleta

From United States Spanish galleta, guieta, of unknown origin.

Questions about galleta

What does galleta mean?
Galleta means any of various grasses of the genus Hilaria (curly mesquite), of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
What part of speech is galleta?
Galleta is a noun.
What is the plural of galleta?
The plural of galleta is galletas.

Words near galleta in the dictionary

  1. gallerylike
  2. Gallerys
  3. galleryward
  4. gallest
  5. gallet
  6. galleta
  7. galletas
  8. galleted
  9. galleth
  10. galleting
  11. gallets

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