Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Swedish rallare, thought to have risen from English railway.

Noun

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rallar m (definite singular rallaren, indefinite plural rallarer, definite plural rallarene)

  1. (historical) travelling construction worker (especially railwaymen)
  2. (derogatory) tramp

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Swedish rallare, thought to have risen from English railway.

Noun

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rallar m (definite singular rallaren, indefinite plural rallarar, definite plural rallarane)

  1. (historical) travelling construction worker (especially railwaymen)
  2. (derogatory) tramp

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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rallar

  1. present of ralla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From rallo +‎ -ar, from Latin rallum (scraper).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /raˈʝaɾ/ [raˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /raˈʎaɾ/ [raˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /raˈʃaɾ/ [raˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /raˈʒaɾ/ [raˈʒaɾ]

Verb

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rallar (first-person singular present rallo, first-person singular preterite rallé, past participle rallado)

  1. (transitive) to grate, shred

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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