arreo

See also: arreó

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a + a descendant from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz (“advice, counsel”). Compare Catalan arreu, idem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈre.o̝/

Adverb

arreo

1. continuously, restlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop

   Traballar, traballar, traballar arreo. ― Working, working, working restlessly.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arreo”, 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), “arreo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arreo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from arrear.

Noun

arreo m (plural arreos)

1. belongings

   Synonyms: atavío, adorno

2. (collective) roundup (of animals)

   Synonym: recua

Verb

arreo

1. first-person singular present indicative of arrear

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Catalan arreu.

Adverb

arreo

1. successively

   Synonym: sucesivamente

Further reading

• “arreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014