rebelde

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rebelde.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧bel‧de
• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈbelde/ [ɾ̪eˈbil̪.d̪e]

Noun

rebelde (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. rebel

Verb

rebelde (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. to rebel

Conjugation

Conjugation for rebelde (mo- )

affix		mo-
root word		rebelde
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		morebelde
past/present inchoative		mirebelde nirebelde
future/habitual inchoative		morebelde
imperative		pagrebelde

Related terms

• rebelyon

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rebelde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈbelde/ [ɾeˈbel̪.d̪e]
• Hyphenation: re‧bel‧de

Noun

rebélde (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. rebel

   Synonyms: tumangero, paratumang

Derived terms

• magrebelde
• rebeldehan

Related terms

• rebelyon

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rebelde (“rebel”), itself borrowed from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, to fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/ [heˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi], /ˌʁɛˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/ [ˌhɛˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/ [heˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi], /ˌʁɛˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/ [ˌhɛˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/ [χeˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi], /ˌʁɛˈbɛw.d͡ʒi/ [ˌχɛˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈbɛw.de/ [heˈbɛʊ̯.de], /ˌʁɛˈbɛw.de/ [ˌhɛˈbɛʊ̯.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈbɛl.dɨ/ [ʁɨˈβɛɫ.dɨ]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /hɛˈbɛʊ̯.d͡ʒi/, /hɛˈbɛʊ̯.di/
• Hyphenation: re‧bel‧de

Noun

rebelde m or f by sense (plural rebeldes)

1. rebel (person who resists an established authority)

   Synonyms: insurreto, rebelado, revoltado, revoltoso

2. a recalcitrant individual

   Synonyms: birrento, teimoso

Adjective

rebelde m or f (plural rebeldes)

1. rebellious

   Synonyms: revel, revoltado, revoltoso, sedicioso, insurreto

2. recalcitrant

   Synonyms: recalcitrante, teimoso

3. untameable

   Synonyms: indomável, indomesticável

   Antonyms: dócil, domável, domesticável

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “undisciplined”): Antonym: obediente, submisso, tratável

Related terms

• rebel
• rebelado
• rebelador
• rebelão
• rebelar
• rebeldaria
• rebeldemente
• rebeldia
• rebeldismo
• rebelião

Further reading

• “rebelde”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rebelde”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “rebelde”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rebellis, with the -ld- arising from the effort of pronouncing a double Latin -ll- at the time (cf. celda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbelde/ [reˈβ̞el̪.d̪e]
• Rhymes: -elde
• Syllabification: re‧bel‧de

Adjective

rebelde m or f (masculine and feminine plural rebeldes)

1. rebellious; rebel

   Synonym: insurrecto

2. (by extension) stubborn, intractable
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 305:

     Si se divide longitudinalmente un haba en dos mitades, cada una de las cuales, previamente humedecida con saliva, se aplica a las sienes, no tardará en desaparecer el dolor de cabeza, por rebelde que sea.

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Noun

rebelde m or f by sense (plural rebeldes)

1. rebel

   Synonym: insurrecto

Related terms

• rebelar
• rebeldía
• rebelión

Further reading

• “rebelde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rebelde.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾeˈbelde/ [ɾɛˈbɛl.d̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -elde
• Syllabification: re‧bel‧de

Noun

rebelde (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. rebel; insurgent

   Synonyms: insurekto, manghihimagsik

2. defaulter

Derived terms

• magrebelde

Related terms

• rebelyon

Adjective

rebelde (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. rebellious

   Synonyms: mapanghimagsik, mapanlaban, mapag-alsa

2. stubborn

   Synonyms: matigas ang ulo, sutil

Further reading

• “rebelde”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018