releón
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From relear (“to haggle”) + -ón.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
releón (feminine releona, masculine plural releóns, feminine plural releonas)
- tenacious; stubborn; obstinate
- c. 1850, Florencio Pol, Parrafeo de quintas:
- Pra que vayan á labrar, E que sepan como sabe
O pan que o demo amasou, E sean mais releons,
Cando lle os ministros pidan Os mil quinientos millos.- For them to go to work, and to know how it tastes
the bread the devil knead, and to be more tenacious [to better haggle]
when the ministers ask them for a thousand and a half million
- For them to go to work, and to know how it tastes
Noun[edit]
releón m (plural releóns, feminine releona, feminine plural releonas)