fedello

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably from feder (“to stink”). Cognate with Portuguese fedelho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈðeʎo̝/

Noun

fedello m (plural fedellos, feminine fedella, feminine plural fedellas)

1. brat; restless child or person

Derived terms

• fedellar (“to meddle”)

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

fedello

1. first-person singular present indicative of fedellar