Etymology

gallowa

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Today it means: pony, or a small horse. Full definition →

English galloway ← Scots gallowa ← Scottish Gaelic Gall-Ghàidhealaibh
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  1. Scottish GaelicGall-Ghàidhealaibh
  2. EnglishGalloway
  3. ScotsGallowa
  4. Scotsgallowa
  5. EnglishGalloway
  6. Englishgalloway
  7. English todaygallowa

From Middle English Galloway, originally denoting a small horse or pony bred in Galloway, a region of southwest Scotland. The term spread into northern English and Geordie dialects, where it was shortened to gallowa.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.