trebellar

Galician

Etymology

From trebello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾeˈβeʎaɾ/

Verb

1. (arcaic) to play; to frolic
2. to jumble

   Synonym: enredar

3. to work unproductively on something, because of lack of knowledge or aptitude

   Synonyms: enredar, fedellar

4. to work on something, lacking the required knowledge to do it, with the aim of understanding it

   Synonym: fedellar

Related terms

• trebello

References

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

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From trebello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾe.be.ˈʎaɾ/

Verb

trebellar

1. to play, to romp
   • late 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Joham Zorro, B 1158: Pela ribeira do rio salido (facsimile)

     Pela Ribeira do rio salido / Trebelhey madre cõ meu amigo.

     Mother, I played with my boyfriend by the bank of the swelling river.

2. to joke

Descendants

• Portuguese: trebelhar
• Galician: trebellar