gorollu

Asturian

Alternative forms

• gorollo (Cabu Peñes)
• goroḷḷu (Ayer, Teberga, Somiedu)
• grollu (Valle Gordo)
• groḷḷu (Patsuezu, Allande, Cuarto de los Valles)
• gruḷḷu (Patsuezu, Miranda)
• guroḷḷu (Cuarto de los Valles)
• guruochu (Tox, with cheísmo)
• gorochu (Valdés, with cheísmo)
• gorullu (Mining Basins, Parres, methaphonetic expression)
• gurullu (Llangréu, methaphonetic expression)
• goruḷḷu (Ḷḷena, methaphonetic expression)
• guruḷḷu (Ayer, Ḷḷena, Riosa, Miñu, methaphonetic expression)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin voluclum from Latin involucrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈɾoʎu/, [ɡoˈɾo.ʎu]
• Hyphenation: go‧ro‧llu

Noun

gorollu m (plural gorollos)

1. lump, flour lump

   Synonyms: cazuetu, taruyu

2. bump on the head

   Synonyms: chinchón, hinchón, marrucu, tolondrón, tolondru

3. soft, cone-shaped, half-fermented cheese