refollo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin re- (“backwards”) + folium (“leaf, sheet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈfoʎo̝/

Noun

refollo m (plural refollos)

1. sheet or flake that breaks off or protrudes from a metal; imperfection
2. a fold or crease
   • 1889, anonymous, in A Tia Catuxa. Somanario gallego de intereses rexionales e literatura, nº 2, Pontevedra, page 7:

     Un refollo do coiro dun zoco magoume o artello do pé direito

     A crease of the leather of a sabot hurt the ankle of my right foot

Related terms

• esfollo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “refollo”, 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), “refollo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “refollo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN