butllofa

Catalan

Etymology

Blend of bolla +‎ bufa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [buʎˈʎɔ.fə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bulˈlɔ.fə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [bulˈlɔ.fa]

Noun

butllofa f (plural butllofes)

blister
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
  No passava res i em vaig curar les butllofes de les mans, que m'havia fet quan collia brases, i les esgarrapades del coll, producte de les urpes assassines.
  Nothing happened and I tended to the blisters on my hands, which I had incurred picking up embers, and to the scratches in my neck, caused by the murderous claws.
lie

Synonyms

(both senses): bòfia
(blister): bòfega
(lie): mentida

Further reading

“butllofa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.