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farelo

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *farellum, from Latin far (spelt). Cognate with Portuguese farelo and Asturian fariellu.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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farelo m (plural farelos)

  1. bran (the broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain)
    Synonym: relón

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References

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  1. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “farelos”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *farellum, from Latin far (spelt). Cognate with Galician farelo and Asturian fariellu.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fa‧re‧lo

Noun

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farelo m (plural farelos)

  1. (uncountable) bran (outside layer of a grain)
  2. (uncountable) crumbs (tiny pieces of baked food)
  3. an individual piece of crumb
    Synonym: migalha
  4. (figuratively) something insignificant
    Synonym: insignificância

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