trelo

See also: třelo

Galician

Etymology

From trela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛlo̝/

Noun

trelo m (plural trelos)

1. leash

   Synonyms: correa, trela

2. halter

   Synonyms: cabestro, trela, xácoma

3. rope used for securing the load

   Synonyms: adival, liame, luria, sedeño, treixa, trela

4. (figurative) business, affair, issue
   • 1887, Rufino Ribera Losada, O que son os casamentos pola nova:

     algún caído en trelos desa natureza tamén compara co lume á beira das estopas.

     some who have fallen in these kind of affairs [romantic love] compare them to the fire by the tows

Related terms

• trela

References

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