relo

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From relative +‎ -o (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

relo (plural relos)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, informal) A relative.
    • 2001, John Larkin, Nostradamus and Instant Noodles, published 2012, unnumbered page:
      ‘Anyway, sorry I′m late,’ said Ian. ‘Wanted to hang with the relos for a bit.’
    • 2006, Tony Davis, Step On It!: A Wild Ride Through the Motor Age, Random House Australia, page 17,
      It was a journey not completed until after dark (there were no headlights) and Bertha was too tired to visit her relos in Pforzheim by the time she arrived.
    • 2010, Stefan Korn, Scott Lancaster, Eric Mooij, Being a Great Dad For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, unnumbered page,
      Just ask the relos how often they may want to do it, because you don′t want babysitting to become too much of a chore for them.
  2. (African-American Vernacular, Australia, colloquial, informal) A relationship.
    • 2022 June 3, “DRAMAS” (track 2), in SAINT'S PRAYERS, performed by Saint BaLenci:
      Like, baby I don't really fuck with your man. 9 mil bullets leave him tanned. I'm a playboy fucking up your relo with your heart in my hand.
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Love Kills”‎performed by JayTee the Aussie:
      I wanna go back to when I was single. Happy in life and loved a mingle. Being in a relo ruined me. But I know that's just how it be.
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Flavors”‎performed by UC Brigante and Dence:
      Hello, I was in a relo. Suffering just a lil bit man you know.

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reloj (clock), from Old Catalan relotge (1362) (Modern Catalan rellotge), from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: re‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ɾeˈlo/

Noun

reló

  1. watch; wristwatch

Esperanto

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Wikipedia eo

Etymology

From English and French rail.

Pronunciation

Noun

relo (accusative singular relon, plural reloj, accusative plural relojn)

  1. rail

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from relar or either from Latin rallum.

Pronunciation

Noun

relo m (plural relos)

  1. ripple or hackle
    Synonyms: ripanzo, ripo
  2. (archaic) scrapper
    • 1459, A. López Carreira (ed.), Fragmentos de notarios, doc. D40a:
      Iten dous candeiros de ferro, hun rello de rellar pan, hun qestella de mantees cobertoyras
      Item, two iron candlesticks, a scrapper for bread, a basket with tablecloths

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese *rãelo (compare Portuguese ralo), from a Proto-Galician ranello: ra +‎ -elo, "little frog".

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

relo m (plural relos)

  1. mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)
    Synonym: grilo ceboleiro
  2. a kind of small venomous toad

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

relo m (plural relos)

  1. Alternative form of rello

References

Ido

Etymology

From English/French rail.

Noun

relo (plural reli)

  1. rail

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish reloj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾeˈlo/
  • Hyphenation: re‧lo

Noun

reló (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. clock

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish reloj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾeˈlo/,
  • Hyphenation: re‧lo

Noun

reló

  1. clock

Portuguese

Verb

relo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of relar

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reloj (clock), from Old Catalan relotge, from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Doublet of relos.

Pronunciation

Noun

reló (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. watch
  2. (archaic) clock
    Synonym: orasan

Derived terms

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