Gallo

Examples of Gallo in a sentence

• On a good day he'd rip through several bottles of Gallo White Port and a fifth of bargain scotch.2003, Rob Loughran, High Steaks, page 108:
• I ate the result, drank some Gallo white and was ready to shout instructions and encouragement to Buddy Bell and the Tigers [...].2004, Andrew Hartwood, Murder in Grosse Pointe: The 49th Grave, page 26:
• "I promised your mother I'd keep an eye on you." Yeah, right, Ronnie thought, you and the Gallo Brothers.2006, Tom Perrotta, Little Children, page 284:
• The last thing I wanted was to lapse into maudlin snuffling, or get stopped for driving while under the influence of the Gallo boys2007, Joan Hess, Damsels in Distress, page 50:

Forms of Gallo

Origin of Gallo

* As an Italian and Spanish surname, from the noun gallo (“rooster”). * Also as an Italian surname, from the personal name Gallo, from Latin Gallus (“a Gaul”). This is sometimes Americanized from Greek Γάλλος (Gállos). Compare Gallia. * As a Breton surname, shortened from Le Gallo, a diminutive of Le Gall; compare Legall. * (language): From Breton gall (“a Gaul or a foreigner”), from being a language found in eastern Brittany of the non-Celts, from Latin Gallus.

Related words

• Gallo-Roman

Phrases with Gallo

• pico de gallo

Questions about Gallo

What does Gallo mean?

Gallo means a Romance language spoken in north-west France, see Gallo language.

How do you use Gallo in a sentence?

On a good day he'd rip through several bottles of Gallo White Port and a fifth of bargain scotch.

What part of speech is Gallo?

Gallo is a proper noun.