burilla

Catalan

FWOTD – 21 September 2022

Etymology

From Latin būrō (“to burn”), formed by false separation from ambūrō (“to scorch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [buˈɾi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [buˈɾi.ʎa]

Noun

burilla f (plural burilles)

1. butt, fag-end

   Synonyms: llosca, punta

   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 3, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     Mig borratxo, mig sobri, mig trist, mig alegre, vaig encendre la llar de foc. Fumava i tirava les burilles al foc.

     Half drunk, half sober, half sad, half happy, I lighted a fire in the fireplace. I smoked and threw the butts into the fire.

2. (slang) booger

Derived terms

• fer burilles

Further reading

• “burilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.