repoludo

Galician

Etymology

From repolo (“cabbage”) +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [repoˈluðʊ]

Adjective

repoludo (feminine repoluda, masculine plural repoludos, feminine plural repoludas)

1. plump; chubby; lush
   • 1877, anonymous author, O tio Marcos da Portela, number 29:

     Axuntaronse os pais da Províncea, repoludos, grosos e ben mantidos ó parecer, máis ledos qu'os mozos nas trulladas, e máis falangueiros qu'unha rapaza de dazasete anos

     the fathers of the Province meet, plump, thick and well-fed, apparently happier than young men at a feast, and chattier than a seventeen years old girl

Related terms

• repolo

References

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