regalar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.ɣəˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.ɣaˈlaɾ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French régaler.

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalí, past participle regalat)

1. to give as a present, to gift

Derived terms

• regal

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalí, past participle regalat)

1. to drip, to trickle

   Synonym: regalimar

Derived terms

• regalim
  • regalimar

Further reading

• “regalar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French régaler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeɡaˈlaʁ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to treat (to reward with a present)
2. (transitive) to regale (to treat or entertain)
3. (intransitive or reflexive) to chill out (to relax or take time out)

Descendants

• Indo-Portuguese: regalá

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡaˈlaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞aˈlaɾ]

Etymology 1

Disputed but likely from French régaler (“to treat, to cook well”), from French régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), which English gala also derives from. Compare regale.

Verb

1. to give as a present, to gift
   • 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Dentro de ti

     Vuelve a reír, regálame lo que tú tienes. Lo guardaré dentro de mí como el mayor de los tesoros.

     Smile again, give me [the gift of] what you have. I'll guard it inside me like the greatest of treasures.

2. to regale, entertain

Derived terms

• a caballo regalado no le mires el diente
• regalar

 

Related terms

• regalo

Verb

1. (transitive, reflexive) to melt (change from a solid to a liquid state)

   Synonym: derretir

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001