rubién

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Galician

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Rubién
Rubiéns

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From rubio (reddish) +‎ -én.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rubién f (plural rubiéns)

  1. afterglow at dawn or sunset
  2. (in the plural) reddish clouds at dawn or sunset
    Rubiéns ó mar, vellas a asollar. (proverb)
    Reddish clouds over the sea, old ladies will sunbathe. [In Galicia rain usually comes from the Atlantic ocean, at the west; reddish at the sunset usually means that a centre of high pressure over the Atlantic NE is preventing the rain of reaching Galicia].
  3. (transitive) to sun

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