velorio
See also: velório
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From velar + -orio. Compare Portuguese velório and Spanish velorio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
velorio m (plural velorios)
- wake for the dead, which in traditional Galician culture is also a social event implying certain amount of partying
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References edit
- “velorio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “velorio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “velorio” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
velorio m (plural velorios)
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Further reading edit
- “velorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014