baluga

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

14th century. From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia ballūca, "nugget", attested by Pliny the Elder and Martial (cf. ballūx).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈluɣa̝/

Noun

baluga m (plural balugas)

  1. lump, nugget or dollop of butter
    Synonym: pela

References
  • “baluga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “baluga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “baluga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “baluga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Adams, J. N. (2007) The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 236-237
  2. Cf. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. ballico.

Tagalog

Noun

balugà

  1. half-breed Aeta (with predominating Negroid features)
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