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

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “aluel”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “albelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “albelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “albelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN