rebolo
Portuguese, noun/ʁeˈbo.lu/
rebolo is spelled R-E-B-O-L-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,596th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rebolo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “small grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of rebolar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “castanheiro bravo”.
What does rebolo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects
- 2
informalmasculinecylinder
- 3
colloquialmasculinesmall, fat person
- 4
masculineround stone
adjective
- 1
relating to the Castanea sativa
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of rebolar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. referido ao que brota rapidamente
noun: 1. castanheiro bravo
adjective: 1. que é pequeno e grosso, roliço
noun: 1. cilindro 2. pedra redonda, facilmente arrebolada, arremessada 3. pequena mó cilíndrica
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rebolo
- rebolos plural
- rebola feminine
- rebolas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rebolo?
- Brazil /ʁeˈbo.lu/
- Brazil [heˈbo.lu]
- /ʁeˈbo.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rebolo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rebolo in Portuguese?
rebolo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).