roleiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• ruleiro

Etymology

From rola +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈlejɾʊ]

Noun

roleiro m (plural roleiros)

1. headland; hedge

   Synonyms: arró, cómaro

   • 1845, Alberto Camino, O desconsolo:

     Xa non iremos mais po-los roleiros
     en compaña amorosa áas moras, non.
     Nin baixo dos follosos ameneiros
     as coitas che direi do corazon.

     We'll no longer go by the hedges
     in loving company for blackberries, no
     Nor under the leafy alders
     the afflictions of the heart I'll tell you

2. each one of the strips in which a field is divided in between furrows

   Synonyms: embelga, eito, peada, rola

3. a long and narrow field

   Synonym: roeiro

Related terms

• rola
• rolo

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “roleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “roleiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “roleiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “roleiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.