noun, masculine/ɡa.lɔ.dʁɔm/plural: gallodromes
cockfighting pit, cockpit
Etymology tree Latin gallus Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)bor. Latin hippodromoslbor. French hippodromeder. French -drome French gallodrome From Latin gallus (“cock, rooster”) + French -drome.