relo

See also: reló

English

Alternative forms

• rello

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeləʉ/

• Audio (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

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

Noun

reló (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜓ)

1. watch; wristwatch

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reloj.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

reló (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜎᜓ)

1. watch; clock

   Synonym: orasan

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti

Proto-Italic *regō

Latin regō

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom

Latin -ula

Latin rēgulader.

Old English regolder.

▲

Latin rēgulader.

Old French reilleder.

Middle English rail

English railder.

▲

English railbor.

French railder.

Esperanto relo

From English and French rail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrelo/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: re‧lo

Noun

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

1. rail

Derived terms

• relvojo (“railway”)

Further reading

• “relo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “relo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from relar or either from Latin rallum.

Pronunciation

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

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

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

Alternative forms

• ralo, renlo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛlo/ [ˈrɛ.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛlo
• Hyphenation: re‧lo

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): /ˈrɛlo/ [ˈrɛ.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛlo
• Hyphenation: re‧lo

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥

Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra)

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti

Proto-Hellenic *légō

Ancient Greek λέγω (légō)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?

Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion)

Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion)bor.

Latin hōrologiumder.

Old Catalan orollotge

Old Catalan relotgebor.

Spanish relojbor.

Tagalog relo

Borrowed from Spanish reloj, borrowed from Old Catalan relotge, from orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion), from ὥρα (hṓra) + λέγω (légō) + -ιον (-ion). Doublet of relos. See also Spanish reló.

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