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  • Gallo
    Gallo
    noun
    Robert (Charles), born 1937, U.S. scientist, specializing in cancer and AIDS research.
  • Gallo-
    Gallo-
    a combining form representing Gallic in the formation of compound words.

Gallo

1 American  
[gal-oh] / ˈgæl oʊ /

noun

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


Gallo- 2 American  
  1. a combining form representing Gallic in the formation of compound words.

    Gallo-Romance.


Gallo- British  
/ ˈɡæləʊ /

combining form

  1. denoting Gaul or France

    Gallo-Roman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Gallo-

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

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For Gallo and his team of Aditya Aney, Tao Pan and William Koor, “both the AI and private credit universes face significant volatility.”

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“We are currently unable to sell Lettuce, Cilantro Onion, Pico de Gallo, and Guacamole due to a nationwide recall,” the sign reads.

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A minor infelicity is the distractingly busy set by David Gallo.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Gallo believes that CrowdStrike’s “broad platform” will continue to give the company a competitive advantage over LLMs.

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A bill from El Gallo for seven yards of gingham, a girl’s fabric.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

At one extreme come the earliest attempts at decoration in slip or clay, highly developed in the Gallo- and Egypto-Roman and Romano-British wares.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

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