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Etymology
From Latin būrō (“to burn”), formed by false separation from ambūrō (“to scorch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
burilla f (plural burilles)
- butt, fag-end
- Synonyms: llosca, punta
2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 3, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:Mig borratxo, mig sobri, mig trist, mig alegre, vaig encendre la llar de foc. Fumava i tirava les burilles al foc.- Half drunk, half sober, half sad, half happy, I lighted a fire in the fireplace. I smoked and threw the butts into the fire.
- (slang) booger
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