Gallo

¹

[ gal-oh ]

noun

1. Robert (Charles), born 1937, U.S. scientist, specializing in cancer and AIDS research.

Gallo-

²

1. a combining form representing Gallic in the formation of compound words:

   Gallo-Romance.

Gallo-

/ ˈɡæləʊ /

combining_form

1. denoting Gaul or France

   Gallo-Roman

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gallo¹

< Latin, equivalent to Gall ( us ) a Gaul + -o-

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gallo¹

from Latin Gallus a Gaul

Example Sentences

Altogether, Singh and Gallo tallied 247 additional infant deaths in the 1½ years after Dobbs, which amounted to a 7% increase.

From Los Angeles Times

To find out, she and her colleague Maria Gallo, a sexual and reproductive health epidemiologist at Ohio State, dug into data on live births and infant deaths gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times

What she and Gallo looked for were significant deviations from that stable average.

From Los Angeles Times

“I will vote,” said Ana Gallo, a 36-year-old warehouse worker who was putting up Halloween decorations in front of her small house in Racine.

From Los Angeles Times

One sign that this year was different from the others was the menu: Beef fajitas, tortillas, pico de gallo, chips, beans — but no chicken.

From Salon