regalar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French régaler.

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalí, past participle regalat)

1. (transitive) to delight, to indulge

   Synonym: adelitar

2. (distransitive) to give as a present, to gift
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to indulge oneself

Conjugation

Derived terms

• a cavall regalat, no li miris el dentat
• regal
• regalat

Etymology 2

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalí, past participle regalat)

1. to drip, to trickle

   Synonym: regalimar

Conjugation

Derived terms

• regalim

Further reading

• “regalar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Alternative forms

• arregalar

Etymology

From French régaler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalei, past participle regalado)

1. (transitive) to treat; to indulge
2. (transitive, the eyes) to open wide one's eyes
3. (reflexive) to treat oneself
   • 1820, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Servís e Liberás:

     Us traballan, e non comen;
     E os outros, sin traballar,
     Regalanse como reises
     Coa suor de seus irmas;

     Some people work and don't eat;
     and others, without working,
     treat themselves as kings
     with their brothers' sweat;

Conjugation

References

• “regalar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “regalar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “regalar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “regalar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “regalar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From French régaler.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lar

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalei, past participle regalado)

1. (transitive) to treat (to reward with a present)
2. (transitive) to regale (to treat or entertain)
3. (intransitive or reflexive) to chill out (to relax or take time out)

Conjugation

Descendants

• Indo-Portuguese: regalá

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡaˈlaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧ga‧lar

Etymology 1

Disputed but likely from French régaler (“to treat, to cook well”), from régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), from which English gala also is derived. Compare English regale. Not related to Latin regalis and English regal.

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalé, past participle regalado)

1. to give as a present, to gift
   • 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Dentro de ti:

     Vuelve a reír, regálame lo que tú tienes. Lo guardaré dentro de mí como el mayor de los tesoros.

     Smile again, give me what you have. I'll guard it inside me like the greatest of treasures.

2. to regale, entertain

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalé, past participle regalado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to melt (change from a solid to a liquid state)

   Synonym: derretir

Conjugation

Further reading

• “regalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• alegrar