robra

Galician

Etymology

From an older revora (13th century), from Latin rōburā (“oak; strength”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔβɾa̝/

Noun

robra f (plural robras)

1. (dated) corroboration
2. meal or feast held as corroboration of a deal
3. meal or feast held after a communal, usually unpaid, work

   Synonyms: albaroque, gueste

Related terms

• Reboredo
• Robledo
• rebor
• reborar

References

• “reuor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “reuora” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “robra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “robra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “robra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.