borreiro

Galician

Etymology

From borra (“grounds”) +‎ -eiro; wax is usually a subproduct of the production of honey.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boˈrejɾo̝/

Noun

borreiro m (plural borreiros, feminine borreira, feminine plural borreiras)

  1. wax dealer
  2. bunghole made in the head of a barrel

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