borrea

Galician

Etymology 1

From borra (“ashes”).

Alternative forms

• aborrea, borré, borrén

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈrea̝/

Noun

borrea m (plural borreas)

1. heap of brushwood and clods which is burned and then used as fertilizer

   Synonym: tola

References

• “borrea” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “borrea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “borrea” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “borrea” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

borrea

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