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. Compare Portuguese bilro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾlo̝/

Noun

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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “birlo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “birlo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “birlo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Verb

birlo

1. first-person singular present indicative of birlar