billarda
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From billardo, from Old French billard (“rod, staff”), diminutive of Old French bille (“log, tree trunk”), probably ultimately from Proto-Celtic *belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
billarda f (plural billardas)
- tipcat; a traditional Galician sport played with a stick and a rod pointed at both ends, the latter used as a ball
- Synonym: estornela
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “billarda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “billarda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “billarda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “billarda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.