gallus

Etymology 1
From, enlargement of , zero-grade of , from ; compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and perhaps Welsh.

Noun

 * 1) a cock, rooster

Usage notes
The term gallus is inherently masculine and refers to a "rooster"/"cock" (male chicken). The term is used for a "hen" (female chicken). The term refers to a "chicken" without specifying the sex of the animal, although it often refers to a "chick".

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Etymology 2
Likely derived from. See also Ancient Greek, which might be from the same source.

Noun

 * 1)  a Gaul, an inhabitant of Gaul
 * 2) a Galatian

Adjective

 * 1) Gallic
 * 2) Galatian

Etymology 3
From. Considered by some ancient and modern authorities to derive from the river, due to the notion that "its water made those who drank of it mad". A connection to the similar Sumerian priests of Inanna called gala has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.

Noun

 * 1) one of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia and Rome who wore feminine clothes and typically castrated themselves

Usage notes

 * Some writers, such as, use the feminine singular (or feminine plural , or both) instead.

Etymology
A corruption of, used attributively.

Adjective

 * 1) daring; confident; cheeky.
 * 2)  fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous