balbordo

Galician

Alternative forms

• balburdio, barburdo, balbor

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Unknown, perhaps a blend of an onomatopoeia and a derivative of Latin *bullitare.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [balˈβoɾðʊ]

Noun

balbordo m (plural balbordos)

1. uproar

   Synonym: barullo

2. din, racket

   Synonyms: barullo, fanteira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “balbordo”, 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), “balbordo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “balbordo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “barbotar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos