barrina

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Mozarabic barrina, from Late Latin veruīna (“long javelin”), from Latin veru (“spit, javelin”). Cognate with Spanish barrena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈri.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baˈri.na]

Noun

barrina f (plural barrines)

1. reamer, auger, gimlet (tool for boring holes)

Derived terms

• barrinar

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Verb

barrina

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