tiraboleiro
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin thūribulum (“thurible”) + -eiro; probably attracted by tirar (“to pull”). Compare English thurible.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tiraboleiro m (plural tiraboleiros)
- one of several officials of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela responsible for swinging the botafumeiro or main thurible
See also[edit]
- botafumeiro on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References[edit]
- “tiraboleiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “tiraboleiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.