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ollo

Pronunciation: /ˈoʎʊ/

“ollo” is a Galician word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. eye
  2. eye (of cheese, bread)
  3. eye (of a tool, of a millstone)
  4. eye (of a needle)
  5. potato eye
  6. pool
  7. spring, source

interjection

  1. watch out!; beware!

In Galician

  1. Cada un dos dous órganos da vista situados na parte frontal da cara.
  2. Fura cuadrangular aberta no milde para encaixar o eixo do carro.
  3. Burato polo que pasa algo.
  4. Pequeno oco que se abre no pan, queixo ou materias semellantes.
  5. Xema da pataca sen xermolar.

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese olho, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus. Cognate with Portuguese olho and Spanish ojo.

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