recelo

See also: receló

Catalan

Verb

recelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of recelar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈθelo/ [reˈθe.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /reˈselo/ [reˈse.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: re‧ce‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from recelar.

Noun

recelo m (plural recelos)

1. mistrust

   Synonym: desconfianza

2. aversion

   Synonyms: aversión, escrúpulo

Derived terms

• con recelo

Related terms

• celo
• celoso
• receloso

Etymology 2

Verb

recelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of recelar

Further reading

• “recelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025