Phrase guide

oak gall

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gall produced by an oak by larvae of a common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gall-nut, oak apple, oak leaf gall

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَفْص (ʕafṣ) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Bulgarian: ши́калка (šíkalka) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Finnish: tammen äkämä — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Finnish: väriomena — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Galician: bugallo — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Galician: carrabouxo — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Galician: coco — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Galician: mazá de cuco — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • German: Gallapfel — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Ancient Greek: κηκίς (kēkís) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Irish: gál darach — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Central Kurdish: مازوو (mazû) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Northern Kurdish: mazî — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Southern Kurdish: مازێ (mazê) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Latin: galla — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Macedonian: шиклица (šiklica) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Norman: pomme dé tchêne — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Persian: مازو (mâzu) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Portuguese: bugalho — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Russian: черни́льный оре́шек (černílʹnyj oréšek) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Russian: галл (gall) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearc-ubhal — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Swedish: ekäpple — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Turkish: mazı — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Ottoman Turkish: مازو (mazu, mazı) — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Welsh: afal derw — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva
  • Welsh: marblis coed — gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva