borla

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔr.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈboɾ.la]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *burrula.

borla f (plural borles)

1. tuft, pompom
2. tassel

• “borla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

borla

1. inflection of borlar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

 

From Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra. Compare Spanish borla.

• Hyphenation: bor‧la

borla f (plural borlas)

1. tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)
2. (informal) freebie, free entrance

   de/à borla ― for free

3. (nautical) truck (part of ship's rigging)

• à borla (“for free”)
• de borla (“for free”)

 

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borla f (plural borlas)

1. tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)

• “borla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28