Meaning
rooster, cockerel
- An adult male domestic chicken.
In a sentence
Il gallo canta ogni mattina all'alba.
The rooster crows every morning at dawn.
Nella fattoria ci sono molte galline e un solo gallo.
On the farm there are many hens and only one rooster.
Ci siamo svegliati presto, quasi al canto del gallo.
We woke up early, almost at the crack of dawn.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gallo | masculine · singular |
| galli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- The female is 'gallina' (hen), not '*galla'.
- Commonly associated with crowing at dawn ('il canto del gallo').