burbulla

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from burbullar, from Vulgar Latin *bulbulliare, from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Cognate with Portuguese borbulha and Spanish burbuja.

Alternative forms

• berbulla, borbolla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɾˈβuʎa̝/

Noun

burbulla f (plural burbullas)

1. bubble

   Synonym: gurgulla

2. blister

   Synonym: bocha

3. rash

   Synonym: rascor

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “burbulla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “burbulla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “burbulla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

burbulla

1. inflection of burbullar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative