Burrel

See also: burrel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Burrel, probably from bërryl (“elbow”) (from Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”)), which could refer to the bend in the national road SH6 as it goes through the town centre.

Proper noun

Burrel

A town in north-central Albania, located west of the river Mat in the Mat river valley; it is the seat of the municipality of Mat and the former seat of the defunct Mat district.
A municipal unit of the municipality of Mat in the county of Dibër, Albania.
An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States. Former spelling: Burrell

Synonyms

(town): the city of apples (colloquial, historical)

Translations

town in north-central Albania

Albanian: Burreli m (definite), Burrel m (indefinite)
Bulgarian: Бурел m (Burel)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 布雷利 (Bùléilì)
German: Burrel n
Greek: Μπουρέλ n (Bourél)
Korean: 부렐 (burel)
Macedonian: Бурел m (Burel)
Russian: Бу́ррели m (Búrreli)
Turkish: Burrel

Anagrams

burler

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