gálibo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic قَالِب (qálib), from Arabic قَالَب (qālab), قَالِب (qālib, “form, mold”), from Ancient Greek κᾱλοπόδιον (kālopódion, “shoemaker's last”). Doublet of calibre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalibo/ [ˈɡa.li.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -alibo
  • Syllabification: gá‧li‧bo

Noun

gálibo m (plural gálibos)

  1. (transport) an arch or similar structure used to determine the clearance of a moving vehicle (in a drive-through, a railway station, etc.)

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