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Meaning of billa | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈbiʎɐ]

Definitions

  1. spigot
    feminine
  2. faucet
    feminine
  3. stick
    feminine
  4. Equivalent to 'Faucet': An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

Equivalents

Български чеп
Bosanski кран чеп
Català aixeta tap
Deutsch Zapfhahn
English Faucet Spigot tap
Español espita grifo grifón llave válvula
Suomi tappi tulppa
Français spigot
Galego espicho espita
Hrvatski кран чеп
Norsk svikk
Српски кран чеп

Examples

“e correndo vanchese á bodega, abrironche as pipas, e sacaronche cheos de viño os caldeiros e olas, deixando abertas as billas, de maneira que todo o viño se foi pola bodega”

they ran into the wine cellar and opened the barrels; they took away cauldrons and pots filled with wine, leaving the faucets open so that all the wine slipped away by the cellar

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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