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noun, masculine

carvallo

/kaɾˈbaʝo/

noun, masculine/kaɾˈbaʝo/plural: carvallos

oak; Portuguese oak (Quercus faginea)

Synonyms: roble, quejigo, rebollo

Borrowed from Galician carballo. Further etymology unknown; possibly from Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate to Asturian carbayu and Portuguese carvalho.