borla
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *burrula.
Noun edit
borla f (plural borles)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “borla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
borla
- inflection of borlar:
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Spanish borla.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: bor‧la
Noun edit
borla f (plural borlas)
- tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)
- (informal) freebie, free entrance
- de/à borla ― for free
- (nautical) truck (part of ship's rigging)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
borla f (plural borlas)
- tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)
Further reading edit
- “borla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014