arredor

Meaning

Adv

around

Noun

1. (masculine) the area surrounding someone or something
2. (masculine) headland, strip of land around a farm plot which is usually left fallow

Pronounced as (IPA)

[areˈdoɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: *ad retrō

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese arredor (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin *ad retrō (literally “to the rear”).

Sentences

Este debate arredor da súa viabilidade vén de lonxe .

This discussion about its feasibility comes from a long way away.

Cada ano acaban a carreira en Galicia arredor de cen xornalistas .

Every year, around 100 journalists finish their careers in Galicia.

Foi gañador de diversos premios culturais e de selección pública arredor do mundo .

He has won various cultural and public selection awards around the world.

Arredor desta cámara ábrense catro galerías labirínticas unidas entre si mediante pasadizos.

Around this chamber are four labyrinthine galleries linked to each other by passageways.