bulín

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Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

bulín

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of bulir

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buˈlin/ [buˈlĩn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: bu‧lín

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Lunfardo [Term?], originally from French boulin (alcove in a dovecote where doves nest).

Noun[edit]

bulín m (plural bulines)

  1. (Argentina) bachelor pad
  2. (Argentina) room (used for sex); room in a brothel
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:
      Lentamente giró la puerta en sus goznes. Lucio penetró a la habitación e hizo girar la llave del conmutador.
      —Pasen, che, les presento mi bulín.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from French bouline.

Noun[edit]

bulín m (plural bulines)

  1. bowline

Further reading[edit]