burilla
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin būrō (“to burn”), formed by false separation from ambūrō (“to scorch”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
burilla f (plural burilles)
- butt, fag-end
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 3, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
- Mig borratxo, mig sobri, mig trist, mig alegre, vaig encendre la llar de foc. Fumava i tirava les burilles al foc.
- Half drunk, half sober, half sad, half happy, I lighted a fire in the fireplace. I smoked and threw the butts into the fire.
- (slang) booger
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “burilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.