arreo

See also: arreó

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Probably from a + a descendant from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz (“advice, counsel”). Compare Catalan arreu, idem.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈre.o̝/

Adverb

arreo

continuously, restlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop
Traballar, traballar, traballar arreo. ― Working, working, working restlessly.

References

“arreo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“arreo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“arreo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “arrear”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from arrear.

Noun

arreo m (plural arreos)

belongings
Synonyms: atavío, adorno
(collective) roundup (of animals)
Synonym: recua

Verb

arreo

first-person singular present indicative of arrear

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Catalan arreu.

Adverb

arreo

successively
Synonym: sucesivamente

Further reading

“arreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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