No. 5,787 in Catalan
gallego
"Gallego" in Catalan means "Galician," referring to something or someone from Galicia, a region in Spain.
In a sentence
El meu millor amic és gallego i sempre em porta records de la seva terra.
My best friend is Galician and always brings me souvenirs from his homeland.
Here, 'gallego' is used to refer to someone from Galicia, a northwestern region of Spain.
Parlo una mica de gallego perquè ho vaig aprendre visitant Galícia.
I speak a bit of Galician because I learned it while visiting Galicia.
In this case, 'gallego' refers to the Galician language.
Vam menjar un pulpo gallego deliciós al restaurant de la cantonada.
We ate a delicious Galician-style octopus at the corner restaurant.
Here, 'gallego' is used to describe the octopus dish prepared in the Galician style.
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