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Galician
Etymology 1
Back-formation from abalar.
Pronunciation
Noun
abalo m (plural abalos)
- shake
- shove, push
- tide, surge, swell of the sea
- waxing moon
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abalo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abalo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abalo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
abalo
- first-person singular present indicative of abalar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -alu
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧lo
Etymology 1
Deverbal from abalar.[1][2]
Noun
abalo m (plural abalos)
- shake
- Synonym: tremor
- shock
- earthquake
- Synonym: terramoto
- (by extension) disruption
- departure
- Synonyms: abalada, partida
Etymology 2
Verb
abalo
- first-person singular present indicative of abalar
References