borbulha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /buɾˈbu.ʎɐ/ [buɾˈβu.ʎɐ]

  • Rhymes: -uʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: bor‧bu‧lha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from borbulhar.

Noun

borbulha f (plural borbulhas)

  1. a bubble in a liquid (especially when boiling)
    Hypernym: bolha
    Quando está perto de ferver, a água faz borbulhas. ― Water makes bubbles when it’s close to boiling.
  2. a blister or pimple (liquid-filled bubble in the skin)
  3. burble (burbling noise)
    • 1991, Juan Luis Guerra, “Borbulhas de Amor (Tenho um Coração) [Love Burbles (I’ve Got a Heart)]”, in Ferreira Gullar (lyrics), Pedras que Cantam, performed by Fagner, BMG Ariola:
      Quem dera ser um peixe / Para em teu límpido aquário mergulhar / Fazer borbulhas de amor pra te encantar
      I wish I was a fish / So I could dive into your limpid aquarium / And make love burbles to charm you

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

borbulha

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

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