noun
also galleta gə(l)ˈy]ed.ə, gīˈ], ]ād.ə\
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish galleta hardtack, from French galette flat round cake of pastry, hardtack — more at galette
: either of two perennial forage grasses ( Hilaria rigida and H.jamesii ) used for hay in southwestern United States and Mexico