Masculine

farelo

Meaning

  1. (masculine, uncountable) bran (outside layer of a grain)
  2. (masculine, uncountable) crumbs (tiny pieces of baked food)
  3. (masculine) an individual piece of crumb
  4. (figuratively, masculine) something insignificant

Synonyms

Farelo

Navegação estrutural

Pronounced as (IPA)
/faˈɾɛ.lu/
Etymology

In summary

From Vulgar Latin *farellum, from Latin far (“spelt”). Cognate with Galician farelo and Asturian fariellu.

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