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

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