barballar
Galician
Alternative forms
- barballoar
- barbalhar, barbalhoar (reintegrationist)
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Compare French barbouiller and Italian barbugliare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baɾβaˈʎaɾ]
Verb
barballar (first-person singular present barballo, first-person singular preterite barballei, past participle barballado)
- (derogatory) to babble; to prattle, to speak nonsense
- Synonym: esbardallar
- (derogatory) to brag, boast
- (derogatory) to spit when speaking
- (impersonal) to drizzle
- Synonyms: barrufar, marmallar
Conjugation
Conjugation of barballar
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| Negative (non) | non barballes | non barballe | non barballemos | non barballedes | non barballen | |
Derived terms
- barballada
- barballán
- barballante
- barballas
- barballeiro
- esbarballar
- esbarballetar
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barballar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barballoar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barballar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barballar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN