releón

Galician

Etymology

From relear (“to haggle”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /releˈoŋ/

Adjective

releón m (feminine singular releona, masculine plural releóns, feminine plural releonas)

  1. tenacious; stubborn; obstinate
    • c1850, Florencio Pol, Parrafeo de quintas:
      Pra que vayan á labrar, E que sepan como sabe
      O pan que o demo amasou, E sean mais releons,
      Cando lle os ministros pidan Os mil quinientos millos.
      For them to go to work, and to know how it tastes
      the bread the devil knead, and to be more tenacious [to better haggle]
      when the ministers ask them for a thousand and a half million
    Synonyms: porfiado, teimudo

Noun

releón m (plural releóns, feminine releona, feminine plural releonas)

  1. haggler; reseller
    Synonym: regatón

References
  • “releón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “releón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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