borla

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔr.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈboɾ.la]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *burrula.

borla f (plural borles)

1. tuft, pompom
2. tassel

• “borla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

borla

1. inflection of borlar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Spanish borla.

• Hyphenation: bor‧la

borla f (plural borlas)

1. tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)
2. (informal) freebie, free entrance

   de/à borla ― for free

3. (education) doctor's cap
4. (nautical) truck (part of ship's rigging)

• à borla (“for free”)
• de borla (“for free”)

From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Portuguese borla.

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾla/ [ˈboɾ.la]
• Rhymes: -oɾla
• Syllabification: bor‧la

borla f (plural borlas)

1. tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)

• “borla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024