abalo

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from abalar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβalo̝/

Noun

abalo m (plural abalos)

1. shake
2. shove, push
3. tide, surge, swell of the sea
4. waxing moon

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abalo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from abalar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧lo

Noun

abalo m (plural abalos)

1. shake
2. shock
3. earthquake
4. (by extension) disruption
5. departure

Synonyms

• (shake): tremor
• (earthquake): terramoto
• (departure): abalada, partida

Verb

abalo

1. first-person singular present indicative of abalar