birlo

See also: birló

Galician

Birlos (“bobbins”)

Alternative forms

bilro

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Old French bille (“stick”), either from Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”) or from Germanic.[1] Compare Portuguese bilro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾlo̝/

Noun

birlo m (plural birlos)

(in the plural, sports) bowling
Synonyms: bolos, xogo dos bolos
(sports) tipcat
Synonyms: billarda, estornela, lipe, pateiro
(bowling) pin
(bobbin lace) bobbin

References

“birlo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“birlo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“birlo” 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) “birlo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Verb

birlo

first-person singular present indicative of birlar

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