refrigerio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re.friˈd͡ʒɛ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɛrjo
• Hyphenation: re‧fri‧gè‧rio

Noun

refrigerio m (plural refrigeri)

1. a pleasant sensation of coolness when one is hot

Anagrams

• riforgerei

Latin

Noun

refrīgeriō

1. dative/ablative singular of refrīgerium

Spanish

FWOTD – 31 January 2014

Etymology

From Latin rēfrīgerium (“cooling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /refɾiˈxeɾjo/ [re.fɾiˈxe.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -eɾjo
• Syllabification: re‧fri‧ge‧rio

Noun

refrigerio m (plural refrigerios)

1. (uncountable) pleasant sensation of coolness when one is hot

   Synonym: fresco

   • 2002, José Jiménez Lozano, El mudejarillo, Anthropos Editorial, page 30:

     Y aquellos arcos blancos y la techumbre alta de madera y las ventanas estrechas daban refrigerio en verano, y en invierno acogimiento, cuando encendían los braseros en el coro, de manera que era mucho alivio y sustentación para los pobres estarse allí.

     And those white arches and the high wooden roof and the narrow windows cooled during summer, and sheltered during winter, when the brasiers were lit during choir, such that being there gave the poor much relief and support.

2. (figurative) solace (comfort or consolation in a time of distress)

   Synonyms: solaz, consuelo

   • 1797, P. D. Theodóro de Almeyda, translated by D. P. J. R. F. P. P., Meditaciones sobre los atributos divinos, D. Placido Barco Lopez, page 54:

     Nuestra alma afligida por los males de esta vida, naturalmente busca su refrigerio ; […]

     Our soul, afflicted by the evils of this life, naturally seeks its solace; […]

3. (countable) snack (light meal)

   Synonyms: colación, piscolabis, tentempié

   • 2012, Dr. Don Colbert, Cómo revertir la diabetes‎^[1], Casa Creación, page 195:

     Tomar refrigerios estimula al cuerpo a quemar más energía.

     Having snacks stimulates the body to burn more energy.

   • 2015 October 24, “Merendar dentro de la obra de arte”, in El País‎^[2]:

     En estos días, con un ir y venir incesante de visitantes, el Bar Luce se queda pequeño para abastecer de refrigerio y bebestibles al público.

     On these days, with a steady coming and going of visitors, Bar Luce is too small to store the refreshments for the public.

Related terms

• refrigerar

 

Further reading

• “refrigerio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10