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Galician
Etymology
From velar + -orio. Compare Portuguese velório and Spanish velorio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈlɔɾjo/
- Rhymes: -ɔɾjo
- Hyphenation: ve‧lo‧rio
Noun
velorio m (plural velorios)
- wake for the dead, which in traditional Galician culture is also a social event implying certain amount of partying
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “velorio”, 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), “velorio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “velorio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈloɾjo/
- Rhymes: -oɾjo
- Syllabification: ve‧lo‧rio
Noun
velorio m (plural velorios)
- wake (for the dead)
- Synonym: velatorio
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