adelo

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See also: Adelo and ädelo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الدَلَّال (ad-dallāl, auctioneer).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧de‧lo

Noun

adelo m (plural adelos, feminine adela, feminine plural adelas)

  1. thrift shop (shop which sells used goods)
    Synonym: (Brazil) brechó
  2. a secondhand dealer

References

  1. ^ adelo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ adelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Volapük

Etymology

From a- +‎ del (day) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Adverb

adelo

  1. today
    • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI:
      If nu God klotom so yebi fela, kel nog dabinon adelo, e pojedon odelo ini furnod, no odunom-li mu mödikumo osi kol ols?
      Now if that is how God clothes the wild flowers growing in the field which are there today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more look after you?

See also

  • ädelo (yesterday)
  • odelo (tomorrow)
  • edelo (day before yesterday)
  • udelo (day after tomorrow)