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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a + a descendant from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz (“advice, counsel”). Compare Catalan arreu, idem.[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
arreo
- continuously, restlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop
- Traballar, traballar, traballar arreo. ― Working, working, working restlessly.
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arreo”, 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), “arreo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arreo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology 1
Deverbal from arrear.
Noun
arreo m (plural arreos)
- belongings
- Synonyms: atavío, adorno
- (collective) roundup (of animals)
- Synonym: recua
Verb
arreo
- first-person singular present indicative of arrear
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Catalan arreu.
Adverb
arreo
- successively
- Synonym: sucesivamente
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