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noun, masculine

galipo

/ɡaˈlipo/

noun, masculine/ɡaˈlipo/plural: galipos

phlegm, loogie, gob (thick mucus coughed up from the throat)

Vaya galipo ha soltado ese hombre en el suelo.What a loogie that man just spat on the ground.

Synonyms: gallo, gargajo, esputo

Likely of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the sound of clearing the throat, possibly influenced by gallo (“phlegm in the throat, "frog" in one's voice”).