bulleiro

Galician

Etymology

From bullar (“to bubble”) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈʎejɾo̝/, /buˈʎɛjɾo̝/

Noun

bulleiro m (plural bulleiros)

1. quagmire, mire, moor; a place whose soil is naturally saturated in water because of the presence of a source

   Synonyms: bullo, lamazal, lameiro, tremedal, trollo

2. mud

   Synonyms: lama, trollo

Derived terms

• Bulleiro

Related terms

• bullar
• bullo

References

• “bulleiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “bulleiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “bulleiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.