birlo

See also: birló

Galician

Birlos (“bobbins”)

Alternative forms

• bilro

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Old French bille (“stick”), either from Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”) or from Germanic. Compare Portuguese bilro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾlo̝/

Noun

birlo m (plural birlos)

1. (in the plural, sports) bowling

   Synonyms: bolos, xogo dos bolos

2. (sports) tipcat

   Synonyms: billarda, estornela, lipe, pateiro

3. (bowling) pin
4. (bobbin lace) bobbin

References

• “birlo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “birlo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “birlo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Verb

birlo

1. first-person singular present indicative of birlar