bolboreta

Galician

Alternative forms

• barboleta, borboleta, palvoreta, polvoreta, volvoreta

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (compare Old Galician-Portuguese berbeleta, 15th century) of uncertain origin; perhaps from a diminutive of Latin pulvis, pulveris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bol.βo.ˈɾe.ta/

Noun

bolboreta f (plural bolboretas)

1. butterfly

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bolboreta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bolboreta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bolboreta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN