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. (figuratively, derogatory) midget; a short fat person

• arrebolar
• arreboladizo

• “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.

rebolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rebolar