rebolo

Galician

Etymology

Either from Latin *robǔllus (“little oak”) or rather from Latin *repullus, from pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Spanish rebollo.[1]

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. (figuratively, derogatory) midget; a short fat person

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

References
  • “rebolo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “rebolo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “rebolo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rebolo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. rebollo.

Portuguese

Verb

rebolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rebolar
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