repelo

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [reˈpɛlʊ]

Noun

repelo m (plural repelos)

  1. hammer used to sharpen a scythe or sickle
  2. stepfather
  3. uncut grass left with the sickle by a poor skilled harvester

Adverb

repelo

  1. grudgingly, reluctantly

References

  • repelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈpelo/ [reˈpe.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: re‧pe‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from repeler.

Noun

repelo m (plural repelos)

  1. (colloquial) disgust, aversion
    Synonyms: aversión, repugnancia
  2. hangnail
    Synonym: padrastro
  3. knot of wood
  4. (Latin America) junk
    Synonyms: basura, chatarra
  5. (Latin America) rag (used cloths)
    Synonyms: trapo, traste
  6. ugly hair
  7. something sticking out
Derived terms
  • a repelo

Verb

repelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of repelar
  2. first-person singular present indicative of repeler

Further reading

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