burla

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbur.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbuɾ.la] === Noun === burla f (plural burles) mockery, taunt, ridicule ==== Related terms ==== burlar-se === Further reading === “burla”, 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 “burla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “burla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “burla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Unknown. From Old Galician-Portuguese burla (13th century, earliest attestation of this word); probably from Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate with Portuguese burla, Spanish burla, Catalan burla. ==== Alternative forms ==== bulra, burra ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbuɾla̝/ ==== Noun ==== burla m (plural burlas) mockery, joke Synonyms: chacota, moca fraud Synonyms: engano, fraude ===== Derived terms ===== burlador burlar ===== Related terms ===== burlesco ==== References ==== Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “burla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “bulrr”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bulra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “burla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “burla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== burla inflection of burlar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Irish == === Etymology === Compare Old French burle. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbˠuːrˠl̪ˠə/ === Noun === burla m (genitive singular burla, nominative plural burlaí) bundle, roll, bale, plug, sheaf burly person lumpish, unsociable, person ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== burlamán (“burly, lumpish, person”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “burla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “burla”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “burla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbur.la/ Rhymes: -urla Hyphenation: bùr‧la === Etymology 1 === Probably from Vulgar Latin *burrula, diminutive of Late Latin burra (“nonsense, trickery”, literally “flock of wool”), possibly through the intermediate of Spanish burla (unless itself comes instead from Italian). ==== Noun ==== burla f (plural burle) trick, prank, frolic, joke ===== Derived terms ===== burlare burlesco ===== Related terms ===== borra === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== burla inflection of burlare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === == Ladino == === Noun === burla f joke ==== Related terms ==== burlarse == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bur‧la === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish burla, of unknown origin. ==== Noun ==== burla f (plural burlas) fraud mockery ===== Derived terms ===== burlar === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== burla inflection of burlar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “burla”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “burla”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuɾla/ [ˈbuɾ.la] Rhymes: -uɾla Syllabification: bur‧la === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. The Real Academia Española suggests Vulgar Latin *burrula, from burrae, from Late Latin burra (“trifles; nonsense, trickery”) (compare, however, borla, which would be a doublet). Also see Italian burla. Possibly a cognate with English bureau. ==== Noun ==== burla f (plural burlas) mockery, taunt, ridicule prank Synonym: broma ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== →? Catalan: burla →? Galician: burla →? Italian: burla →? Portuguese: burla === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== burla inflection of burlar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “burla”, 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 == Yagara == === Numeral === burla two === References === State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Indigenous Numbers.