bullidor

Catalan

Etymology

From bullir +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bu.ʎiˈðo]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bu.ʎiˈðoɾ]

Noun

bullidor m (plural bullidors)

kettle, teakettle (vessel for boiling water)

Further reading

“bullidor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“bullidor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

From bullir +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buʝiˈdoɾ/ [bu.ʝiˈð̞oɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /buʎiˈdoɾ/ [bu.ʎiˈð̞oɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /buʃiˈdoɾ/ [bu.ʃiˈð̞oɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /buʒiˈdoɾ/ [bu.ʒiˈð̞oɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: bu‧lli‧dor

Adjective

bullidor (feminine bullidora, masculine plural bullidores, feminine plural bullidoras)

antsy; twitchy

Further reading

“bullidor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025