barrina

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Mozarabic barrina, from Late Latin veruīna (“long javelin”), from Latin veru (“spit, javelin”). Cognate with Spanish barrena.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəˈri.nə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /baˈri.na/

Noun

barrina f (plural barrines)

reamer, auger, gimlet (tool for boring holes)

Derived terms

barrinar

Further reading

“barrina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Verb

barrina

inflection of barrinar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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