rebolo

Galician

Etymology

Either from Latin *robǔllus (“little oak”) or rather from Latin *repullus, from pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Spanish rebollo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈβolo̝/

Noun

rebolo m (plural rebolos)

1. oak

   Synonym: carballo

2. sapling
3. log, a wooden cylinder
4. rolling pin

   Synonym: rolo

5. strickle

   Synonym: rapa

6. (figurative, derogatory) midget; a short fat person

Derived terms

• arrebolar
• arreboladizo
• Rebolada
• Rebolar
• Reboledo
• Reboleira
• Rebolo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rebolo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “rebolo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Verb

rebolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rebolar