borrel
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See also: bőrrel
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Compare Old French burel (“reddish”) or French beurré (“butter pear”).
Noun
[edit]borrel (plural borrels)
- A sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; a red butter pear.
Etymology 2
[edit]Probably from burel (“coarse woolen cloth”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]borrel (comparative more borrel, superlative most borrel)
- (obsolete) Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity, a mean fellow.
- 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC:
- Siker thou speak'st like a lewd sorrel,
Of heaven, to deemen so:
Howbe I am but rude and borrel,
Yet nearer ways I know.
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive of Middle Dutch borre, borne (“well, drinkwater”). Compare bron (“well”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]borrel m (plural borrels, diminutive borreltje n)
- a shot of an alcoholic drink such as rum or gin; a tot
- an informal, often impromptu reception or meetup, typically involving alcoholic drinks
Derived terms
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- en:Fabrics
- en:Pear cultivars
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- nl:Alcoholic beverages