buleu

Sicilian

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely akin to Italian paleo (“a kind of spinning top”). The voiced b- and pre-tonic -u- could be due to influence of Spanish bolear (“to make into balls”).

Noun

buleu ? needs inflection

1. (games, archaic) spinning top

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula

References

• Del Bono, Michele (1751) Dizionario siciliano italiano latino (in Italian), volume 1, Gramignani, Giuseppe, page 126