burbulla

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)

1. bubble

   Synonym: gurgulla

2. blister

   Synonym: bocha

3. 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.

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