buleu
Sicilian edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Likely akin to Italian paleo (“a kind of spinning top”). The voiced b- and pre-tonic -u- could be due to influence of Spanish bolear (“to make into balls”).
Noun edit
buleu ? needs inflection
- (games, archaic) spinning top
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula
References edit
- Del Bono, Michele (1751) Dizionario siciliano italiano latino (in Italian), volume 1, Gramignani, Giuseppe, page 126