repelo

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈpɛlʊ]

Noun

repelo m (plural repelos)

1. hammer used to sharpen a scythe or sickle
2. stepfather
3. uncut grass left with the sickle by a poor skilled harvester

Adverb

repelo

1. grudgingly, reluctantly

References

• “repelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Further reading

• “repelo” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈpelo/ [reˈpe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: re‧pe‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from repeler.

Noun

repelo m (plural repelos)

1. (colloquial) disgust, aversion

   Synonyms: aversión, repugnancia

2. hangnail

   Synonym: padrastro

3. knot of wood
4. (Latin America) junk

   Synonyms: basura, chatarra

5. (Latin America) rag (used cloths)

   Synonyms: trapo, traste

6. ugly hair
7. something sticking out

Derived terms

• a repelo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

repelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of repelar
2. first-person singular present indicative of repeler

Further reading

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