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Galician
Etymology 1
Back-formation from rebolar.
Pronunciation
Noun
rebola f (plural rebolas)
- strickle, levelling rod
- Synonym: rapa
Da rapa á rebola veña o Demo e escolla (proverb)- small choice in rotten apples
- (literally, “In between the screed and the strickle, let the demon choose”)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rebola”, 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), “rebola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rebola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
rebola
- inflection of rebolar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
rebola
- inflection of rebolar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative