tiraboleiro

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Galician

Tiraboleiros
Tiraboleiros swinging the botafumeiro
Botafumeiro

Etymology

From Latin thūribulum (“thurible”) + -eiro; probably attracted by tirar (“to pull”). Compare English thurible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɾaβoˈlejɾo̝/

Noun

tiraboleiro m (plural tiraboleiros)

  1. one of several officials of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela responsible for swinging the botafumeiro or main thurible

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