bulleiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• bulheiro (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From bullar (“to bubble”) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈʎejɾo̝/, /buˈʎɛjɾo̝/

Noun

bulleiro m (plural bulleiros)

1. quagmire, mire, moor; a place whose soil is naturally saturated in water because of the presence of a source

   Synonyms: bullo, lamazal, lameiro, tremedal, trollo

2. mud

   Synonyms: lama, trollo

Derived terms

• Bulleiro

Related terms

• bullar
• bullo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bulleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bulleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bulleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “bulleiro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024