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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “velorio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “velorio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “velorio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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 (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16