Burrel
See also: burrel
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Albanian Burrel, probably from bërryl (“elbow”) (from Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”)), which could refer to the bend in the national road SH6 as it goes through the town centre.
Proper noun edit
Burrel
- A town in north-central Albania, located west of the river Mat in the Mat river valley; it is the seat of the municipality of Mat and the former seat of the defunct Mat district.
- A municipal unit of the municipality of Mat in the county of Dibër, Albania.
- An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States. Former spelling: Burrell
Synonyms edit
- (town): the city of apples (colloquial, historical)
Translations edit
town in north-central Albania