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

1. 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.
2. A municipal unit of the municipality of Mat in the county of Dibër, Albania.
3. 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