Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Γάλος. Gálos.
Greek name - description
Γάλος.
It is a domestic bird with rich black plumage, a bare neck and red fleshy projections on the head and under the beak. It is bred for its meat and feathers (Babiniotis 2005, entry γάλος,o, 399).
Language remarks
ETYM. < Italian gallo (rooster) (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Γάλος, 35)
Additional information and bibliography
Bibliography
Babiniotis G. (2005), Dictionary of Modern Greek Language. With comments on the correct use of words. Interpretative, Orthographic, Etymological, Synonyms, Main Names, Scientific Terms, Acronyms, Centre for Lexicology, Athens, Greece.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Where do they come from. Words and stories from the world of taste, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Researcher/Recorder
Tonia Ioakim, Agyro Xenophontos