borla

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔr.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈboɾ.la]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *burrula.

Noun

borla f (plural borles)

1. tuft, pompom
2. tassel

Derived terms

• borlar
• borleta
• borlí

Further reading

• “borla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

borla

1. inflection of borlar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

borla (1)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Spanish borla.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.lɐ/ [ˈbɔɦ.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.lɐ/ [ˈbɔɦ.lɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɻ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: bor‧la

Noun

borla f (plural borlas)

1. tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)
2. (informal) freebie, free entrance

   de/à borla ― for free

3. (education) doctor's cap
4. (nautical) truck (part of ship's rigging)

Derived terms

• à borla (“for free”)
• de borla (“for free”)

Spanish

borla

Etymology

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Noun

borla f (plural borlas)

1. tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)

Further reading

• “borla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10