# regalo
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regalo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɾeˈɡalo/ [ɾeˈɡa.l̪o]
* Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo

### Noun

regálo (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜄᜎᜓ)
* a gift, a present
    Synonyms: dulot, premiyo

#### Derived terms

* magregalo
* regalohan

## Catalan
### Verb

regalo
* first-person singular present indicative of regalar

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regalo.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo
* IPA: /ɾeˈɡalo/ [ɾ̪eˈɡa.l̪o]

### Noun

regalo
* a gift; a present

### Verb

regalo
* to give as a gift
* to give away

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish regalo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reˈɡalo/, [reˈɡa.lo]
* IPA: /reˈɡaluʔ/, [reˈɡa.luʔ] (Ternateño)
* Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo

### Noun

regalo
* gift

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Attested since 1707. Probably borrowed from Spanish regalo, likely from French régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), which English gala also derives from.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reˈɡalo/ [reˈɣ̞ɑ.lʊ]
* IPA: (standard) /reˈɡalo/ [reˈɣ̞ɑ.lʊ]
* IPA: (gheada) /reˈħalo/ [reˈħɑ.lʊ]
* Rhymes: -alo
* Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo

#### Noun

regalo m (plural regalos)
* delicatessen, treat
** 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:E se eu fora sua Ama, que de regalos comera e mais avia d'andar metida nunha Liteyra.If I was her milkmaid so many treats I would eat and I would go around inside a litter
* gift
    Synonyms: agasallo, presente

##### Derived terms

* regalía

##### Related terms

* regalar

#### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “regalo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “regalo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “regalo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

regalo
* first-person singular present indicative of regalar

## Italian
### Etymology

From French régal or Spanish regalo (Can this etymology be sourced?).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reˈɡa.lo/
* Audio (southern Italy):(file)
* Rhymes: -alo
* Hyphenation: re‧gà‧lo

### Noun

regalo m (plural regali)
* present, gift
    Synonyms: presente, dono

### Anagrams

* algore, galero, regola

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regalo or Portuguese regalo.

### Noun

regalo
* gift, present

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁeˈɡa.lu/ [heˈɡa.lu], /ʁiˈɡa.lu/ [hiˈɡa.lu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁeˈɡa.lu/ [heˈɡa.lu], /ʁiˈɡa.lu/ [hiˈɡa.lu]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁeˈɡa.lu/ [χeˈɡa.lu], /ʁiˈɡa.lu/ [χiˈɡa.lu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁeˈɡa.lo/ [heˈɡa.lo]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨˈɡa.lu/ [ʁɨˈɣa.lu]
* Rhymes: -alu
* Homophone: regá-lo
* Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lo

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from regalar.

#### Noun

regalo m (plural regalos)
* pleasure; satisfaction; contentment
* gift (something given to another without charge)
    Synonym: presente
* muff (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm)
    Synonym: manguito

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

regalo
* first-person singular present indicative of regalar

### References

* ↑ “regalo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “regalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reˈɡalo/ [reˈɣ̞a.lo]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -alo
* Syllabification: re‧ga‧lo

### Etymology 1

Likely from French régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), which English gala also derives from.

#### Noun

regalo m (plural regalos)
* present, gift
    Synonym: obsequio

##### Derived terms

* cheque regalo
* papel de regalo
* regalito
* tarjeta de regalo
* tarjeta regalo

##### Related terms

* regalar
* regalón

##### Descendants

* → Rapa Nui: rēkaro

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

regalo
* first-person singular present indicative of regalar
* second-person singular voseo imperative of regar combined with lo

### Further reading

* “regalo”, 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

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* rigalo

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regalo.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ɾeˈɡalo/ [ɾɛˈɣaː.lo]
* Rhymes: -alo
* Syllabification: re‧ga‧lo

### Noun

regalo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄᜎᜓ)
* gift; present
    Synonyms: handog, bigay, alay

#### Derived terms

* iregalo
* magparegalo
* magregalo
* panregalo
* regaluhan

#### See also

* aginaldo
* diyas
* pabor
* pasalubong

### Anagrams

* areglo