bolenga

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • abolenga
  • bolengue (Comarca de la Sidra, Cabo Peñes)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese auolenga, derived from güelu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈlenɡa/ [boˈleŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -enɡa
  • Syllabification: bo‧len‧ga

Noun

bolenga f (uncountable)

  1. the communal right to harvest the fruit in common land
    Synonym: pía
  2. the fruits that are harvested in common lands
  • dir a bolenga
  • abolengar

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “bolenga”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • bolenga”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps related to bola.

Pronunciation

Noun

bolenga f (plural bolengues)

  1. Italian viper's bugloss (Echium italicum)

Further reading