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Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *farellum, from Latin far (“spelt”). Cognate with Portuguese farelo and Asturian fariellu.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
farelo m (plural farelos)
- bran (the broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain)
- Synonym: relón
Derived terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “farelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “farelo”, 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), “farelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “farelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “farelos”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7), A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *farellum, from Latin far (“spelt”). Cognate with Galician farelo and Asturian fariellu.
Pronunciation
Noun
farelo m (plural farelos)
- (uncountable) bran (outside layer of a grain)
- (uncountable) crumbs (tiny pieces of baked food)
- an individual piece of crumb
- Synonym: migalha
- (figuratively) something insignificant
- Synonym: insignificância
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