remela

Unknown. Perhaps a diminutive of rama (“twig”),^[1] or either a prefixed form from mela (“dent, scratch”); in that case, cognate with Old Spanish rezmilla (“glans penis”).^[2]

• IPA^(key): /reˈmɛla̝/

remela f (plural remelas)

1. rheum; sleep (substance found in the corner of the eyes)

   Synonym: lagaña

• remelar

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “remela”, 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), “remela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

remela

1. inflection of remelar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Unknown. Cognate with Galician remela.

• ramela, remala

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: re‧me‧la

remela f (plural remelas)

1. rheum; sleep, eye booger (substance found in the corner of the eyes)

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

remela

1. inflection of remelar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative