borrel
UK/ˈbɒɹəl/US/ˈbɔɹəl/
borrel noun: a sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; a red butter pear.
Noun
borrel (plural borrels)
- A sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; a red butter pear.
Adjective
borrel (comparative more borrel, superlative most borrel)
- Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity.
- Siker thou speak'st like a lewd sorrel,
Of heaven, to deemen so:
Howbe I am but rude and borrel,
Yet nearer ways I know.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC
- Siker thou speak'st like a lewd sorrel,
Forms of borrel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | borrels |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more borrel |
| superlative | most borrel |
| alternative form | burrel |
Origin of borrel
Compare Old French burel (“reddish”) or French beurré (“butter pear”).
Probably from burel (“coarse woolen cloth”).
Words that rhyme with borrel
Questions about borrel
- What does borrel mean?
- Borrel means a sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; a red butter pear.
- What part of speech is borrel?
- Borrel can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce borrel?
- Borrel is pronounced /ˈbɒɹəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of borrel?
- The plural of borrel is borrels.
Words near borrel in the dictionary
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