arrebol

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Portuguese

FWOTD – 29 August 2014

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rubōrem (“redness”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

arrebol m (plural arrebóis)

arrebol (1)
  1. the reddish colour of the sky during twilight
    • 2009, Sérgio da Silva Teixeira, Somente uma pessoa, Biblioteca 24horas, page 81:
      Como cavalo de borracho / Na escuridão ou arrebol
      As a drunk’s horse / In darkness or twilight

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /areˈbol/ [a.reˈβ̞ol]

Noun

arrebol m (plural arreboles)

  1. rouge (makeup)
  2. the red glow of the sky
    • 2015 July 24, “Hotel Índigo, Madrid desde la planta 12”, in El País‎[1]:
      Un detalle de las lámparas vinílicas, una silueta escondida detrás del espejo de la habitación, unos pies sobre las tumbonas de la azotea, junto a la piscina de horizonte infinito, un arrebol crepuscular en la ciudad que toca el cielo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

  • arrebol

Further reading

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