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birlo

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See also: birló

Galician

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Birlos (“bobbins”)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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birlo m (plural birlos)

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

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “birlo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

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Verb

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birlo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of birlar