baloco

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language, but ultimatelly from Proto-Indo-European. Compare English ball or Latin bulla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈlɔko̝/

Noun

baloco m (plural balocos)

  1. earth clod
    Synonyms: adouvo, barroco, leiba, terrón
  2. snowball
  3. snowflake
  4. club; walking stick
    Synonym: moca
  5. foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
    Synonyms: abeluria, croque, dedaleira, estalote
  6. hollow

References
  • “baloca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “baloco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “baloco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “baloco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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