butllofa

Catalan

Etymology

Blend of bolla +‎ bufa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buʎˈʎɔ.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bulˈlɔ.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bulˈlɔ.fa]

Noun

butllofa f (plural butllofes)

1. blister
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     No passava res i em vaig curar les butllofes de les mans, que m'havia fet quan collia brases, i les esgarrapades del coll, producte de les urpes assassines.

     Nothing happened and I tended to the blisters on my hands, which I had incurred picking up embers, and to the scratches in my neck, caused by the murderous claws.

2. lie

Synonyms

• (both senses): bòfia
• (blister): bòfega
• (lie): mentida

Further reading

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