arrebol
Galician
Etymology
From Latin rubōrem (“redness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [areˈβɔl]
Noun
arrebol m (plural arrebois)
- the reddish colour of the sky during twilight
- Synonym: rubién
- Arreboles ao sol posto / pegureiriño andarás enjoito. / Arreboles ao sol nado / pegureiriño andarás mollado. (proverb)
- Red skies at sunset / shepherd, you'll be dry. / Red skies at sunrise / shepherd, you'll be wet.
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “arrebol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “arrebol”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arrebol”, 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), “arrebol”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arrebol”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
FWOTD – 29 August 2014
Etymology
From Latin rubōrem (“redness”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁeˈbɔw/ [a.heˈbɔʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁeˈbɔw/ [a.χeˈbɔʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁɨˈbɔl/ [ɐ.ʁɨˈβɔɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁɨˈbɔ.li/ [ɐ.ʁɨˈβɔ.li]
- Hyphenation: ar‧re‧bol
Noun
arrebol m (plural arrebóis)
- the reddish colour of the sky during twilight
- 2009, Sérgio da Silva Teixeira, Somente uma pessoa, Biblioteca 24horas, page 81:
- Como cavalo de borracho / Na escuridão ou arrebol
- As a drunk’s horse / In darkness or twilight
- Synonym: crepúsculo
- 2009, Sérgio da Silva Teixeira, Somente uma pessoa, Biblioteca 24horas, page 81:
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Deverbal from arrebolar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /areˈbol/ [a.reˈβ̞ol]
- Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: a‧rre‧bol
Noun
arrebol m (plural arreboles)
- (poetic) the reddish colour of the sky during twilight
- 2015 July 24, “Hotel Índigo, Madrid desde la planta 12”, in El País[1]:
- Un detalle de las lámparas vinílicas, una silueta escondida detrás del espejo de la habitación, unos pies sobre las tumbonas de la azotea, junto a la piscina de horizonte infinito, un arrebol crepuscular en la ciudad que toca el cielo.
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- rouge (makeup)
- Synonym: colorete
Derived terms
Further reading
- “arrebol”, 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