What does gallina in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word gallina in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gallina in Italian.
The word gallina in Italian means hen, airhead, scrawly, the goose that laid the golden eggs, the garden star of Bethlehem, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, chicken foot, chicken feet, crow's feet. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word gallina
hensostantivo femminile (uccello) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mia nonna ha otto galline nel pollaio. My grandmother has eight chickens in her hen-house. |
airheadsostantivo femminile (figurato, offensivo (donna stolta) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ti comporti come una gallina; usa il cervello ogni tanto! You're acting like a bimbo. Use your brain every so often! |
scrawly(writing) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
the goose that laid the golden eggs
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the garden star of Bethlehem(plant) |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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chicken foot
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chicken feetsostantivo plurale femminile (cucina: parte di pollo) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") |
crow's feetsostantivo plurale femminile (figurato (difetto della pelle) (wrinkles around one's eyes) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") |
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