Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallowa

/ˈɡaləwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-lowa
IPA: /ˈɡaləwə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pony, or a small horse.

Example Sentences

"Young lads who've never seen a gallowa (pony)..."
"..."galloways, a small, but spirited, breed of horses, from Galloway, a district of country in Scotland, famed for rearing them" Brockett Newc & Nth 1829; "A pony became a 'gallowa"..."

Etymology

Etymology tree Scottish Gaelic Gall-Ghàidhealaibhbor. English Gallowaybor. Scots Gallowa Scots gallowabor. ▲ English Galloway English galloway English gallowa 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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Galloway

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡaləwə/

Inflected Forms

gallowas (plural) galloway (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pony nag cuddy

Synonyms

cuddy horse nag pony

Questions

How do you pronounce gallowa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaləwə/.
What does gallowa mean?: pony, or a small horse.
Where does gallowa come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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