rialare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• realare, rejalare
• rialà, realà, rejalà (alt. spellings)

Etymology

From Spanish regalar, perhaps adapted into Neapolitan as riale (“royal”) +‎ -are (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

rialare

1. to gift, donate

   Aggia rialà 'e surde â funnazione Wikimedia ― I need to donate some money to the Wikimedia foundation.

2. to pay a small fee for a service

References

• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “rialare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano