relento

Galician

Alternative forms

• relente

Etymology

From re- +‎ lento (“humid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈlentʊ]

Noun

relento m (plural relentos)

1. the air humidity of the night, that forms dew

   Synonym: friaxe

Related terms

• lento
• lentura

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlẽ.tu/ [heˈlẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlẽ.tu/ [heˈlẽ.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlẽ.tu/ [χeˈlẽ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlẽ.to/ [heˈlẽ.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈlẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: re‧len‧to

Noun

relento m (plural relentos)

1. the air humidity of the night, that forms dew

   Synonym: sereno.

Further reading

• HOUAISS, A. and DE SALLES VILLAR, M. Minidicionário Houaiss da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2008.