velorio

See also: velório

Galician

Alternative forms

• velório (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From velar +‎ -orio. Compare Portuguese velório and Spanish velorio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈlɔɾjo/ [beˈlɔ.ɾjʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾjo
• Hyphenation: ve‧lo‧rio

Noun

velorio m (plural velorios)

1. wake for the dead, which in traditional Galician culture is also a social event implying certain amount of partying

Related terms

• velar

References

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈloɾjo/ [beˈlo.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: ve‧lo‧rio

Noun

velorio m (plural velorios)

1. wake (for the dead)

   Synonym: velatorio

Related terms

• vela
• velar

 

Further reading

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