birlo
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Birlos (“bobbins”)
See also: birló
Galician
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps ultimately from Old French bille (“stick”), either from Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”) or from Germanic.[1] Compare Portuguese bilro.
Pronunciation
Noun
birlo m (plural birlos)
- (in the plural, sports) bowling
- Synonyms: bolos, xogo dos bolos
- (sports) tipcat
- (bowling) pin
- (bobbin lace) bobbin
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “birlo”, 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), “birlo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “birlo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “birlo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Spanish
Verb
birlo