adelo

See also: Adelo and ädelo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• adeleiro

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الدَلَّال (ad-dallāl, “auctioneer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛ.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛ.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdɛ.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdɛ.lu/ [ɐˈðɛ.lu]

• Hyphenation: a‧de‧lo

Noun

adelo m (plural adelos, feminine adela, feminine plural adelas)

1. thrift shop (shop which sells used goods)

   Synonym: (Brazil) brechó

2. a secondhand dealer

Volapük

Adverb

adelo

1. today
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI:

     If nu God klotom so yebi fela, kel nog dabinon adelo, e pojedon odelo ini furnod, no odunom-li mu mödikumo osi kol ols?

     Now if that is how God clothes the wild flowers growing in the field which are there today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more look after you?

Derived terms

• del
• ädelo