belota

Galician

Alternative forms
  • abelota, aberrota

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic بَلُّوطَة (ballūṭa), from Aramaic בְּלוּטָא / ܒܠܘܛܐ (bəllūṭā, ballūṭā, “oak; acorn”). Compare Portuguese bolota and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈlɔta̝/

Noun

belota f (plural belotas)

  1. acorn
    Synonym: landra

References
  • “belota” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “belota” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “belota” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “belota” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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