What does gallo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word gallo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gallo in Italian.

The word gallo in Italian means rooster, cock, Gaul, Casanova, Prince Charming, Lothario, be fertilised, fertilise, when the rooster crows, strut, swagger, wood grouse. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gallo

rooster, cock

sostantivo maschile (uccello) (bird)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il canto del gallo mi provocò un risveglio traumatico.
The rooster's crow startled me awake.

Gaul

aggettivo (della Gallia) (from Gaul)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Giulio Cesare combatté duramente contro i Galli.
Julius Caesar fought hard against the Gauls.

Casanova, Prince Charming, Lothario

sostantivo maschile (figurato (uomo: dongiovanni, sbruffone)

Fa il gallo con tutte le donne che incontra.
He plays Casanova with all the women he meets.

be fertilised

verbo intransitivo

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

fertilise

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

when the rooster crows

strut, swagger

wood grouse

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