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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “repelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Further reading

• “repelo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024