rebolo

Either from Latin *robǔllus (“little oak”) or rather from Latin *repullus, from pullus (“young animal”). Cognate with Spanish rebollo.[1]

• IPA^(key): [reˈβolʊ]

rebolo m (plural rebolos)

1. oak

   Synonym: carballo

2. sapling

Back-formation from rebolar.

• IPA^(key): [reˈβolʊ]

rebolo m (plural rebolos)

1. log, a wooden cylinder
2. rolling pin

   Synonym: rolo

3. strickle

   Synonyms: rapa, rebola

4. (figurative, derogatory) midget; a short fat person

• arrebolar
• arreboladizo

rebolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rebolar

• “rebolo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “rebolo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “rebolo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “rebolo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “rebolo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Back-formation from rebolar.

• Hyphenation: re‧bo‧lo

rebolo m (plural rebolos)

1. small grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects
2. (informal) cylinder
3. (colloquial) small, fat person
4. (regional) round stone

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: re‧bo‧lo

rebolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rebolar

Inherited from Latin repullu.

• Hyphenation: re‧bo‧lo

rebolo (feminine rebola, masculine plural rebolos, feminine plural rebolas)

1. relating to the Castanea sativa

• “rebolo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.