belota

Galician

Alternative forms

• abelota, aberrota

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic بَلُّوطَة (ballūṭa), from Aramaic בְּלוּטָא / ܒܠܘܛܐ (bəllūṭā, ballūṭā, “oak; acorn”). Compare Portuguese bolota and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈlɔta̝/

Noun

belota f (plural belotas)

1. acorn

   Synonym: landra

References

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