baloca

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language, but ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Compare English ball or Latin bulla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlɔka̝/

Noun

baloca f (plural balocas)

1. potato
2. a potato plant
3. chestnut

References

• “baloca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.