buleu
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Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Likely akin to Italian paleo (“a kind of spinning top”). The voiced b- and pre-tonic -u- could be due to influence of Spanish bolear (“to make into balls”).
Noun[edit]
buleu ? needs inflection
- (games, archaic) spinning top
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula
References[edit]
- Del Bono, Michele (1751) Dizionario siciliano italiano latino (in Italian), volume 1, Gramignani, Giuseppe, page 126