ábrego

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin āfricus (African), referring to the origin of the wind.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈabɾeɡo/ [ˈa.β̞ɾe.ɣ̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈabɾeħo/ [ˈa.β̞ɾe.ħʊ]

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧bre‧go

Noun

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ábrego m (plural ábregos)

  1. south wind
    • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 65:
      Et jaz esta terra ontre Palestina et Syria ajuntada ahũa parte por seus termynos et aaoutra parte jaz contra mediodia donde vem o vento abrego.
      This land lies in between Palestine and Syria, by one side of its limits, and by another lies against the south, from where the south wind blows

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ábrego m (plural ábregos)

  1. Alternative form of ávrego

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin āfricus (African), referring to the origin of the wind. Doublet of áfrico.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabɾeɡo/ [ˈa.β̞ɾe.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -abɾeɡo
  • Syllabification: á‧bre‧go

Noun

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ábrego m (plural ábregos)

  1. southwest wind
  2. (obsolete) African
    Synonym: africano

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