albelo

See also: Albelo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin albellus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbɛlo/ [ɑlˈβ̞ɛ.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛlo
• Hyphenation: al‧be‧lo

Adjective

albelo (feminine albela, masculine plural albelos, feminine plural albelas)

1. pale, whitish

   Synonym: albeiro

2. (of a person) ready, prompt, intelligent

   Synonyms: esperto, espelido

Derived terms

• Albela
• Albelo
• Albelos

Related terms

• albeiro
• albo

Noun

albelo m (plural albelos)

1. white cloth used to cover dough

   Synonym: albeiro

2. birch tree
3. kind of duck
4. kind of fork

Related terms

• albela

References

• “aluel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “albelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “albelo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “albelo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.