Gallo

[ gal-oh ]

noun

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

Other definitions for Gallo- (2 of 2)

Gallo-

a combining form representing Gallic in the formation of compound words: Gallo-Romance.

Origin of Gallo-

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

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How to use Gallo in a sentence

Gallo, who lives down the street from the hospital, feels vulnerable.
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In 2011, largely because of pressure from the Gallo wine empire, it was extended again to more than 169,000 acres.
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This “sangha” is critical to Refuge Recovery and Gallo admits was paramount.
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A pained Gallo makes it clear who he thinks the real victims are when he cries “why they want to see us suffer?”
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Gallo, class of 2014, posted a track, clocking in at over seven minutes, titled “For The Boys,” on his SoundCloud.
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The little town of Canto Gallo is situated in a narrow valley, and contains about eighty houses.
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I had found lodgings in a venda for the last time, the preceding evening, at Canto Gallo.
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Pizarro elected to pitch his camp on the little Island of Gallo which they had discovered.
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In building the new walls and knocking down the old, San Gallo left unharmed some of the finer characteristics of the city.
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It is charming when viewed in the same group as the Gallo-Roman ramparts.
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British Dictionary definitions for Gallo-

Gallo-

/ (ˈɡæləʊ) /

combining form

denoting Gaul or France: Gallo-Roman

Origin of Gallo-

from Latin Gallus a Gaul

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