Galician edit

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Etymology edit

Unknown. Perhaps from rabo (tail).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

rebillar (first-person singular present rebillo, first-person singular preterite rebillei, past participle rebillado)

  1. (intransitive) to kick; to vigorously agitate the legs or tail
    Synonym: espernear
    • 1822, anonymous author, A Parola Polêteca:
      Arriva meu pau das tundas,
      abaixô meu pau tundeiro,
      que logo veremos os libres
      rebillar no colgadeiro.
      up my beatings' club
      down my club of beating,
      soon we'll see them
      shaking legs on the hanger

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • rebillar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • rebillar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.