borla
Portuguese
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Spanish borla.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bor‧la
Noun
borla f (plural borlas)
- tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)
- (informal) freebie, free entrance
- de/à borla ― for free
- (nautical) truck (part of ship's rigging)
Derived terms
Spanish
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Noun
borla f (plural borlas)
- tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)
Categories:
- Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese informal terms
- Portuguese terms with usage examples
- pt:Nautical
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish 2-syllable words