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Vinony

gallon

noun

  1. unit of volume with different values
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡælən/

name

Etymology: * As an English and French surname, from the personal name Galun, pet form of Galo, a French form of the old Germanic name Walo; see Wale. * Also as an English surname, variant of Gallion.

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish *galla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillō (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).

  1. A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
  2. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
  3. 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
  4. one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
  5. A large quantity (of any liquid).

    “The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.”