arrebol

Galician

Etymology

From Latin rubōrem (redness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [areˈβɔl]

Noun

arrebol m (plural arrebois)

  1. the reddish colour of the sky during twilight
    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.
    Synonym: rubién

References

  • arrebol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • arrebol” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • arrebol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • arrebol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • arrebol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

FWOTD – 29 August 2014
arrebol (1)

Etymology

From Latin rubōrem (redness).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁeˈbɔw/ [a.heˈbɔʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁɨˈbɔl/ [ɐ.ʁɨˈβɔɫ]

  • Hyphenation: ar‧re‧bol

Noun

arrebol m (plural arrebóis)

  1. 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

Spanish

Etymology

From arrebolar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /areˈbol/ [a.reˈβ̞ol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: a‧rre‧bol

Noun

arrebol m (plural arreboles)

  1. rouge (makeup)
  2. the red glow of the sky
    • 2015 July 24, “Hotel Índigo, Madrid desde la planta 12”, in El País:
      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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