redrollo

Galician

Etymology

From a derived form from Latin retro (“backwards”) (compare arredar, derradeiro). Cognate with Portuguese redrolho and Spanish redrojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [re.ˈðɾo.ʎʊ]

Noun

redrollo m (plural redrollos)

1. late child; little brother
2. calf
3. (figurative, derogatory) fat and short person

Related terms

• arredar
• derradeiro

References

• “redrollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “redrollo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “redrollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.