Galiza

Meaning

1. (feminine) Galicia, Spain
2. (feminine) the ancient Kingdom of Galicia

Hyphenated as

Ga‧li‧za

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaˈliθa/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, i.e. Medieval Galician, Galiza; from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, older Callaecia; from Callaecī, a local tribe whose name was applied by the Romans to all other tribes dwelling north of the Douro, in western Hispania. From Proto-Celtic *kallī- (“wood”) or from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-ní-s (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-; + a relational suffix *-aecus, of Lusitanian origin.

Sentences

E nós temos claro que outra Galiza é posíbel se mudamos o rumbo.

And we know that another Mexico is possible if we change course.