No. 7,225 in Spanish
gallego
"Gallego" means "Galician" (related to Galicia, its people, or language) or "Spaniard" in some Latin American contexts.
In a sentence
Mi abuelo es gallego y siempre nos cuenta historias de Galicia.
My grandfather is Galician and always tells us stories from Galicia.
In this sentence, 'gallego' refers to the ethnonym for people from Galicia, a region in Spain.
Aprendí gallego para comunicarme mejor con mis amigos de Galicia.
I learned Galician to communicate better with my friends from Galicia.
Here, 'gallego' refers to the Galician language, which is native to the region of Galicia in Spain.
Una característica del gallego es su proximidad al portugués.
A characteristic of Galician is its closeness to Portuguese.
In this context, 'gallego' again refers to the language spoken in Galicia, emphasizing its linguistic features.
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