redrollo
Galician
Etymology
From a derived form from Latin retro (“backwards”) (compare arredar, derradeiro). Cognate with Portuguese redrolho and Spanish redrojo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re.ˈðɾo.ʎʊ]
Noun
redrollo m (plural redrollos)
- late child; little brother
- calf
- (figuratively, derogatory) fat and short person
Related terms
- arredar
- derradeiro
References
- “redrollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “redrollo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “redrollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.