burbulla

Galician

Alternative forms

berbulla, borbolla

Etymology

Back-formation from burbullar, from Vulgar Latin *bulbulliare, from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Cognate with Portuguese borbulha and Spanish burbuja.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buɾˈβuʎa̝/

Noun

burbulla f (plural burbullas)

bubble
Synonym: gurgulla
blister
Synonym: bocha
rash
Synonym: rascor

References

“burbulla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“burbulla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“burbulla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “burbuja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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