ballaruga

Catalan

Etymology

From ballar (“to dance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ʎəˈɾu.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ba.ʎaˈɾu.ɣa]

Noun

ballaruga f (plural ballarugues)

1. (botany) gall
2. teetotum (small top used in games of chance)
3. cone snail

Related terms

• ballaruc
• ballarusca

Noun

ballaruga m or f by sense (plural ballarugues)

1. fidget (person who fidgets)

Further reading

• “ballaruga”, 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