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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baloca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega