Galician

American  

[guh-lish-ee-uhn, -lish-uhn] / gəˈlɪʃ i ən, -ˈlɪʃ ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.

2. of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe or its people.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.

2. the language of Spanish Galicia, often considered a dialect of Portuguese.

3. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in E central Europe.

4. a Jew from Polish Galicia, especially one speaking a Galician dialect of Yiddish.

Galician British  

/ ɡəˈlɪʃɪən, -ʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe

2. of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of either Galicia

2. the Romance language or dialect of Spanish Galicia, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish, although historically it is more closely related to Portuguese

Example Sentences

Chef-owners Carles Ramón and Manu Nuñez reworked the classic Galician dish vieira a la gallega, which usually tosses scallop, jamón, and breadcrumbs into a shell and bakes it all into submission.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

His debut album When Will We Land? includes exotic-sounding samples of Galician folk and Brazilian funk, as well as a recording of his friend Jack Loughrey aka SomeDeadBeat reciting a poem at 4am.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

She speaks in a soft voice and her answers are modest and unpretentious, though sometimes slightly ironic—a distinctive Galician trait.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Bespectacled and with the look of a bank manager, Feijóo is heir to the late Manuel Fraga, a fellow Galician and one-time top politician in the former Franco dictatorship.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023

I must admit I felt the old surge of love and oratory and I haven’t a drop of Galician blood.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck