cadelo

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From Latin catellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈðɛlʊ]

Noun

cadelo m (plural cadelos, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas)

1. puppy, whelp

   Synonyms: cachorro, canciño

2. dog

   Synonym: can

3. (figurative) libertine

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cadelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cadelo”, 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), “cadelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cadelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN