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

   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: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arrebol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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

arrebol (1)

Etymology

From Latin rubōrem (“redness”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁeˈbɔw/ [a.heˈbɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁeˈbɔw/ [a.heˈbɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ʁeˈbɔw/ [a.χeˈbɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁɨˈbɔl/ [ɐ.ʁɨˈβɔɫ]

• (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)

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

Related terms

• rubor

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from arrebolar.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arrebol m (plural arreboles)

1. (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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2. rouge (makeup)

   Synonym: colorete

Derived terms

• arrebolada

 

Further reading

• “arrebol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28