orballo
Meaning
- (masculine) drizzle; mist
- (masculine) dew
- (masculine) stye
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oɾˈβaʎo̝/
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century, as orvallo. From a substrate language. Cognate with Portuguese orvalho, Asturian orbayu and dialectal Spanish urbajo, orvayo.
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