tou tou rabela

Galician

Etymology

Attested during the 19th century. Onomatopoeic + rabela (“plough' stilt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtow ˈtow raˈβɛlɐ]

Interjection

tou tou rabela

1. (idiomatic) no way!

References

• “rabela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “tou tou rabela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.