This is the 5787th most frequent Catalan word.
gallego
"Gallego" in Catalan means "Galician," referring to something or someone from Galicia, a region in Spain.
In this case, 'gallego' refers to the Galician language.
Parlo una mica de gallego perquè ho vaig aprendre visitant Galícia.
I speak a bit of Galician because I learned it while visiting Galicia.
Here, 'gallego' is used to describe the octopus dish prepared in the Galician style.
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 refer to someone from Galicia, a northwestern region of Spain.