rebolo
Galician
Etymology 1
Either from Latin *robŭllus (“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)
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
- (figurative, derogatory) midget; a short fat person
Related terms
- arrebolar
- arreboladizo
Etymology 3
Verb
rebolo
- first-person singular present indicative of rebolar
References
- “rebolo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “rebolo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rebolo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rebolo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rebolo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “rebollo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Back-formation from rebolar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbo.lu/ [heˈbo.lu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbo.lu/ [χeˈbo.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbo.lo/ [heˈbo.lo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈbo.lu/ [ʁɨˈβo.lu]
- Hyphenation: re‧bo‧lo
Noun
rebolo m (plural rebolos)
- small grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects
- (informal) cylinder
- (colloquial) small, fat person
- (regional) round stone
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbɔ.lu/ [heˈbɔ.lu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbɔ.lu/ [χeˈbɔ.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbɔ.lo/ [heˈbɔ.lo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈbɔ.lu/ [ʁɨˈβɔ.lu]
- Hyphenation: re‧bo‧lo
Verb
rebolo
- first-person singular present indicative of rebolar
Etymology 3
Inherited from Latin repullu.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbo.lu/ [heˈbo.lu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbo.lu/ [χeˈbo.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈbo.lo/ [heˈbo.lo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈbo.lu/ [ʁɨˈβo.lu]
- Hyphenation: re‧bo‧lo
Adjective
rebolo (feminine rebola, masculine plural rebolos, feminine plural rebolas)
- relating to the Castanea sativa
Further reading
- “rebolo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “rebolo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “rebolo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026