ábrego

See also: Abrego and Ábrego

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin āfricus (African), referring to the origin of the wind.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈabɾeɡo/ [ˈa.β̞ɾe.ɣ̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈabɾeħo/ [ˈa.β̞ɾe.ħʊ]

 
  • Rhymes: -abɾeɡo
  • Rhymes: -abɾeħo

  • Hyphenation: a‧bre‧go

Noun

ábrego m (plural ábregos)

  1. south wind
    • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 65:
      Et jaz esta terra ontre Palestina et Syria ajuntada ahũa parte por seus termynos et aaoutra parte jaz contra mediodia donde vem o vento abrego.
      This land lies in between Palestine and Syria, by one side of its limits, and by another lies against the south, from where the south wind blows

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɾe.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɾe.ɡo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɾɨ.ɡu/ [ˈa.βɾɨ.ɣu]

  • Rhymes: -abɾeɡu, -abɾɨɡu
  • Homophone: ávrego (Northern Portuguese)
  • Hyphenation: á‧bre‧go

Noun

ábrego m (plural ábregos)

  1. alternative form of ávrego

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin āfricus (African), referring to the origin of the wind. Doublet of áfrico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabɾeɡo/ [ˈa.β̞ɾe.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -abɾeɡo
  • Syllabification: á‧bre‧go

Noun

ábrego m (plural ábregos)

  1. southwest wind
  2. (obsolete) African
    Synonym: africano

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