bellugar

Catalan

Etymology

Through metathesis, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre, frequentative of Latin bullīre. Compare Occitan bolegar, French bouger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ʎuˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [be.ʎuˈɣaɾ]

Verb

bellugar (first-person singular present bellugo, first-person singular preterite belluguí, past participle bellugat)

1. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to move, to shift, to fidget

   Synonyms: (transitive) moure, (reflexive) moure's

Further reading

• “bellugar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bellugar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bellugar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bellugar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.