Etymology

borrel

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Today it means: A sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; a red butter pear. Full definition →

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borrel · noun1

Compare Old French burel (“reddish”) or French beurré (“butter pear”).

borrel · adjective2

Probably from burel (“coarse woolen cloth”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.