rebolo
Galician
Etymology 1
Either from Latin *robǔllus (“little oak”) or rather from Latin *repullus, from pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Spanish rebollo.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [reˈβolʊ]
Noun
rebolo m (plural rebolos)
- oak
- Synonym: carballo
- sapling
Derived terms
- Rebolada
- Rebolar
- Reboledo
- Reboleira
- Rebolo
Etymology 2
Back-formation from rebolar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [reˈβolʊ]
Noun
rebolo m (plural rebolos)
- log, a wooden cylinder
- rolling pin
- Synonym: rolo
- strickle
- Synonyms: rapa, rebola
- (figuratively, derogatory) midget; a short fat person
Related terms
- arrebolar
- arreboladizo
References
- “rebolo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “rebolo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “rebolo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “rebolo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “rebollo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Verb
rebolo
- first-person singular present indicative of rebolar