relo

See also: reló

English

Alternative forms

• rello

Etymology

From relative +‎ -o (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeləʉ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

Noun

relo (plural relos)

1. (Australia, colloquial, informal) A relative.
   • 2001, John Larkin, Nostradamus and Instant Noodles, published 2012, unnumbered page:

     ‘Anyway, sorry I′m late,’ said Ian. ‘Wanted to hang with the relos for a bit.’

   • 2006, Tony Davis, Step On It!: A Wild Ride Through the Motor Age, Random House Australia, page 17,

     It was a journey not completed until after dark (there were no headlights) and Bertha was too tired to visit her relos in Pforzheim by the time she arrived.

   • 2010, Stefan Korn, Scott Lancaster, Eric Mooij, Being a Great Dad For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, unnumbered page,

     Just ask the relos how often they may want to do it, because you don′t want babysitting to become too much of a chore for them.

2. (African-American Vernacular, Australia, colloquial, informal) A relationship.
   • 2022 June 3, “DRAMAS” (track 2), in SAINT'S PRAYERS‎^[1], performed by Saint BaLenci:

     Like, baby I don't really fuck with your man. 9 mil bullets leave him tanned. I'm a playboy fucking up your relo with your heart in my hand.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Love Kills”‎^[2]performed by JayTee the Aussie:

     I wanna go back to when I was single. Happy in life and loved a mingle. Being in a relo ruined me. But I know that's just how it be.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Flavors”‎^[3]performed by UC Brigante and Dence:

     Hello, I was in a relo. Suffering just a lil bit man you know.

Anagrams

• eorl, Orël, orle, lore, Orle, rôle, role, Roel, Orel

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reloj (“clock”), from Old Catalan relotge (1362) (Modern Catalan rellotge), from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧lo
• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈlo/ [ɾ̪eˈl̪o]

Noun

reló

1. watch; wristwatch

Esperanto

Etymology

From English and French rail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrelo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: re‧lo

Noun

relo (accusative singular relon, plural reloj, accusative plural relojn)

1. rail

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from relar or either from Latin rallum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrelʊ]

Noun

relo m (plural relos)

1. ripple or hackle

   Synonyms: ripanzo, ripo

2. (archaic) scrapper
   • 1459, A. López Carreira (ed.), Fragmentos de notarios, doc. D40a:

     Iten dous candeiros de ferro, hun rello de rellar pan, hun qestella de mantees cobertoyras

     Item, two iron candlesticks, a scrapper for bread, a basket with tablecloths

Related terms

• relado
• relar
• relón

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese *rãelo (compare Portuguese ralo), from a Proto-Galician ranello: ra +‎ -elo, "little frog".

Alternative forms

• ralo, renlo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛlʊ]

Noun

relo m (plural relos)

1. mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)

   Synonym: grilo ceboleiro

2. a kind of small venomous toad

Related terms

• ra

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛlʊ]

Noun

relo m (plural relos)

1. Alternative form of rello

References

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

Ido

Etymology

From English/French rail.

Noun

relo (plural reli)

1. rail

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish reloj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈlo/ [ɾeˈlo]
• Hyphenation: re‧lo

Noun

reló (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜓ)

1. clock

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish reloj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾeˈlo/, [ɾɪˈlo]
• Hyphenation: re‧lo

Noun

reló

1. clock

Portuguese

Verb

relo

1. first-person singular present indicative of relar

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• relos, rilos
• rilo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reloj (“clock”), from Old Catalan relotge, from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Doublet of relos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾeˈlo/ [ɾɛˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: re‧lo

Noun

reló (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜓ)

1. watch
2. (archaic) clock

   Synonym: orasan

Derived terms

• bulsa-de-relo
• relo na pambulsa

Related terms

• reloheriya
• relohero

See also

• despertador
• gusano
• kayrel
• minutero
• oraryo
• puntero
• segundaryo