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Galician
Etymology 1
Either from Latin *robǔllus (“little oak”) or rather from Latin *repullus, from pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Spanish rebollo.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
rebolo m (plural rebolos)
- oak
- Synonym: carballo
- sapling
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Back-formation from rebolar.
Pronunciation
Noun
rebolo m (plural rebolos)
- log, a wooden cylinder
- rolling pin
- Synonym: rolo
- strickle
- Synonyms: rapa, rebola
- (figurative, derogatory) midget; a short fat person
Etymology 3
Verb
rebolo
- first-person singular present indicative of rebolar
References
- “rebolo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rebolo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rebolo”, 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), “rebolo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rebolo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Back-formation from rebolar.
Pronunciation
Noun
rebolo m (plural rebolos)
- small grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects
- (informal) cylinder
- (colloquial) small, fat person
- (regional) round stone
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
rebolo
- first-person singular present indicative of rebolar
Etymology 3
Inherited from Latin repullu.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rebolo (feminine rebola, masculine plural rebolos, feminine plural rebolas)
- relating to the Castanea sativa
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