bulleiro
Galician
Alternative forms
- bulheiro (reintegrationist)
Etymology
From bullar (“to bubble”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈʎejɾo̝/, /buˈʎɛjɾo̝/
Noun
bulleiro m (plural bulleiros)
- quagmire, mire, moor; a place whose soil is naturally saturated in water because of the presence of a source
- mud
Derived terms
- Bulleiro
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bulleiro”, 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), “bulleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bulleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “bulleiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025