tiraboleiro

Galician

Tiraboleiros

Tiraboleiros swinging the botafumeiro

Etymology

From Latin thūribulum (“thurible”) + -eiro; probably attracted by tirar (“to pull”). Compare English thurible.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tiɾaβoˈlejɾo̝/

Noun

tiraboleiro m (plural tiraboleiros)

one of several officials of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela responsible for swinging the botafumeiro or main thurible

See also

botafumeiro on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

“tiraboleiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“tiraboleiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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