arrego

Galician

Verb

arrego

first-person singular present indicative of arregar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Derived from Spanish arreglo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁe.ɡu/ [aˈhe.ɡu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁe.ɡu/ [aˈχe.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁe.ɡo/ [aˈhe.ɡo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁe.ɡu/ [ɐˈʁe.ɣu]

Rhymes: -eɡu
Hyphenation: ar‧re‧go

Noun

arrego m (plural arregos)

(informal, Brazil) act of giving up
(informal, Brazil) a bribe
Synonyms: propina, suborno

Derived terms

pedir arrego

Interjection

arrego

(informal, Brazil) Used to ask for mercy and to surrender.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁɛ.ɡu/ [aˈhɛ.ɡu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁɛ.ɡu/ [aˈχɛ.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁɛ.ɡo/ [aˈhɛ.ɡo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁɛ.ɡu/ [ɐˈʁɛ.ɣu]

Rhymes: -ɛɡu
Hyphenation: ar‧re‧go

Verb

arrego

first-person singular present indicative of arregar

Further reading

“arrego”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“arrego”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“arrego”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“arrego”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“arrego”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026