# regalar
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [rə.ɣəˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [re.ɣaˈlaɾ]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French régaler.

#### Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalí, past participle regalat)
* (transitive) to delight, to indulge
    Synonym: adelitar
* (distransitive) to give as a present, to gift
* (pronominal) to indulge oneself

##### Derived terms

* a cavall regalat, no li miris el dentat
* regal
* regalat

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalí, past participle regalat)
* to drip, to trickle
    Synonym: regalimar

##### Derived terms

* regalim

#### Further reading

* “regalar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* arregalar

### Etymology

From French régaler.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [reɣaˈlaɾ]

### Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalei, past participle regalado)
* (transitive) to treat; to indulge
* (transitive, the eyes) to open wide one's eyes
* (reflexive) to treat oneself
** 1820, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Servís e Liberás:Us traballan, e non comen; E os outros, sin traballar, Regalanse como reises Coa suor de seus irmas;Some people work and don't eat; and others, without working, treat themselves as kings with their brothers' sweat;

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “regalar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “regalar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “regalar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “regalar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “regalar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From French régaler.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ʁ)/ [he.ɡaˈla(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ʁ)/ [he.ɡaˈla(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ɾ)/ [he.ɡaˈla(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ʁ)/ [χe.ɡaˈla(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ɻ)/ [he.ɡaˈla(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈlaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈlaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈla.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈla.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lar

### Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalei, past participle regalado)
* (transitive) to treat (to reward with a present)
* (transitive) to regale (to treat or entertain)
* (intransitive or reflexive) to chill out (to relax or take time out)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Descendants

* Indo-Portuguese: regalá

### References

* ↑ “regalar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reɡaˈlaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞aˈlaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: re‧ga‧lar

### Etymology 1

Disputed but likely from French régaler (“to treat, to cook well”), from régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), from which English gala also is derived. Compare English regale. Not related to Latin regalis and English regal.

#### Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalé, past participle regalado)
* to give as a present, to gift
** 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Dentro de ti:Vuelve a reír, regálame lo que tú tienes. Lo guardaré dentro de mí como el mayor de los tesoros.Smile again, give me [the gift of] what you have. I'll guard it inside me like the greatest of treasures.
* to regale, entertain

##### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

##### Derived terms

* a caballo regalado no le mires el diente

##### Related terms

* regalo

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalé, past participle regalado)
* (transitive, reflexive) to melt (change from a solid to a liquid state)
    Synonym: derretir

##### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Further reading

* “regalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* alegrar