bitlla

Catalan

Alternative forms

• birla

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly cognate with French bille, from Frankish *bikkil (“ossicle; die”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbiʎ.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbi.ʎa]

Noun

bitlla f (plural bitlles)

1. (bowling) pin, skittle
2. (bowling) spare (bitlles de sis)
3. (textiles) bobbin, reel

Derived terms

• bitllar
• bitlles
• bitllo-bitllo
• bitllot

Further reading

• “bitlla”, 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
• “bitlla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.