buleu
Sicilian
Etymology
Uncertain. Likely akin to Italian paleo (“a kind of spinning top”). The voiced b- and pre-tonic -u- could be due to influence of Spanish bolear (“to make into balls”).
Noun
buleu ? (plural)
- Synonym of strùmmula
References
- Del Bono, Michele (1751) Dizionario siciliano italiano latino (in Italian), volume 1, Gramignani, Giuseppe, page 126