regalo

See also: regaló and regalò

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regalo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo
• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈɡalo/, [ɾeˈɡa.l̪o]

Noun

regálo

1. a gift, a present

   Synonyms: dulot, premiyo

Derived terms

• magregalo
• regalohan

 

Catalan

Verb

regalo

1. first-person singular present indicative of regalar

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regalo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo
• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈɡalo/, [ɾ̪ɪˈɡa.l̪ɔ]

Noun

regalo

1. a gift; a present

Verb

regalo

1. to give as a gift
2. to give away

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since 1707. Probably borrowed from Spanish regalo, likely from French régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), which English gala also derives from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈɣalʊ]

Noun

regalo m (plural regalos)

1. delicatessen, treat
   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

     E se eu fora sua Ama,
     que de regalos comera
     e mais avia d'andar
     metida nunha Liteyra.

     If I was her milkmaid
     so many treats I would eat
     and I would go around
     inside a litter

2. gift

   Synonyms: agasallo, presente

Derived terms

• regalía

Related terms

• regalar

References

• “regalo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “regalo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “regalo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

regalo

1. first-person singular present indicative of regalar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈɡa.lo/
• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: re‧gà‧lo

Noun

regalo m (plural regali)

1. present, gift

   Synonyms: presente, dono

Anagrams

• algore, galero, regola

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish regalo and Portuguese regalo.

Noun

regalo

1. gift
2. present

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.lu/ [heˈɡa.lu], /ʁiˈɡa.lu/ [hiˈɡa.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.lu/ [heˈɡa.lu], /ʁiˈɡa.lu/ [hiˈɡa.lu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.lu/ [χeˈɡa.lu], /ʁiˈɡa.lu/ [χiˈɡa.lu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡa.lo/ [heˈɡa.lo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈɡa.lu/ [ʁɨˈɣa.lu]

• Rhymes: -alu
• Homophone: regá-lo
• Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from regalar.

Noun

regalo m (plural regalos)

1. pleasure; satisfaction; contentment
2. gift (something given to another without charge)

   Synonym: presente

3. muff (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm)

Etymology 2

Verb

regalo

1. first-person singular present indicative of regalar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈɡalo/ [reˈɣ̞a.lo]

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• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: re‧ga‧lo

Etymology 1

Likely from French régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), which English gala also derives from.

Noun

regalo m (plural regalos)

1. present, gift

   Synonym: obsequio

Derived terms

• cheque regalo
• papel de regalo
• regalito
• tarjeta de regalo
• tarjeta regalo

 

Related terms

• regalar
• regalón

 

Etymology 2

Verb

regalo

1. first-person singular present indicative of regalar
2. second-person singular voseo imperative of regar combined with lo

Further reading

• “regalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rigalo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈɡalo/, [ɾɛˈɣa.lo]
• Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo

Noun

regalo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄᜎᜓ)

1. gift; present

   Synonyms: handog, bigay, alay

Derived terms

• iregalo
• magparegalo
• magregalo
• panregalo
• regaluhan

 

See also

• aginaldo
• diyas
• pabor
• pasalubong