bolra

Galician

bolra

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Spanish borla.

Noun

bolra f (plural bolras)

1. tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)

   Synonyms: teixelo, mirfallo, milfeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bolra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega