nobelo

Galician

Alternative forms

  • dobelo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese novelo, lovelo, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus. Cognate with Portuguese novelo and Spanish ovillo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [noˈβelo̝], [nuˈβelo̝]

Noun

nobelo m (plural nobelos)

  1. ball of thread, yarn; ball-shaped skein
    • 1474, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 71:
      Iten, preçaron novelos de laa para azarelas em çinquoenta e sey mrs.
      Item, they apprised some balls of wool, for towels, in fifty and six maravedis

Derived terms

  • nobelar

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