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) (bowling) pin, skittle (bowling) spare (bitlles de sis) (textiles) bobbin, reel ==== Derived terms ==== === 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.