requiebro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈkjebɾo/ [reˈkje.β̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ebɾo
• Syllabification: re‧quie‧bro

Etymology 1

FWOTD – 15 September 2013

Deverbal from requebrar.

Noun

requiebro m (plural requiebros)

1. a flattering comment
   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:

     […] , y más cuando llegaba a leer aquellos requiebros y cartas de desafíos, […]

     […] , especially when he got to read those flatteries and cartels, […]

Etymology 2

Verb

requiebro

1. first-person singular present indicative of requebrar

Further reading

• “requiebro”, 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