patelo

Galician

Patelo

Etymology

From patela (“patella”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈtɛlʊ]

Adjective

patelo (feminine patela, masculine plural patelos, feminine plural patelas)

1. low and wide; squat

Noun

patelo m (plural patelos)

1. a crab (Polybius henslowii)

   Synonyms: pateiro, patexo

2. buttercup (herb of the genus Ranunculus)

   Synonym: botón de ouro

Related terms

• patela

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “patelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “patelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “patelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN