Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
turuleta
English translation:
little txirula (Basque flute)
Added to glossary by
Charles Davis
Oct 29, 2012 22:06
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
turuleta
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This word appears in a paragraph in a letter in which the writer is describing a particularly crazy night out. The letter is written mostly in Spanish but with occasional Basque words.
"El bidon de calimocho, [...] las putas turuletas que torpes XX y yo incapaces de hacerlas sonar."
I assume the turuleta is some kind of musical wind instrument but if anyone has any further info it would be much appreciated.
"El bidon de calimocho, [...] las putas turuletas que torpes XX y yo incapaces de hacerlas sonar."
I assume the turuleta is some kind of musical wind instrument but if anyone has any further info it would be much appreciated.
Proposed translations
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| 3 | little txirulas (Basque flutes) |
Charles Davis
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| 1 | hens / chicks |
Neil Ashby
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Nov 7, 2012 20:40: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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little txirulas (Basque flutes)
In other words, perhaps they meant "txiruletas", which has been turned into "turuletas" either by mistake or more probably (I'd guess) as a joke, as if saying "these stupid txirulas".
A txirula is a Basque flute, and "txiruleta" could be a diminutive of it. It's the best I can think of.
"Txirula
Este instrumento musical, es una de las variantes de de flauta recta de tres orificios que se utiliza en la música de Euskal Herria. Aita Donostia en su obra "Instrumentos musicales del pueblo Vasco" presenta a la txirula juntamente con el txistu como flauta vasca:
El nombre actual de la flauta vasca es "txistu", "txirola", "chirula" (Donostia, P. 1983)"
http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/132990
A txirula is a Basque flute, and "txiruleta" could be a diminutive of it. It's the best I can think of.
"Txirula
Este instrumento musical, es una de las variantes de de flauta recta de tres orificios que se utiliza en la música de Euskal Herria. Aita Donostia en su obra "Instrumentos musicales del pueblo Vasco" presenta a la txirula juntamente con el txistu como flauta vasca:
El nombre actual de la flauta vasca es "txistu", "txirola", "chirula" (Donostia, P. 1983)"
http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/132990
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hens / chicks
There's a very popular children's song called "La Gallena Tureleca", if the letter is handwritten it is easy to mistake a 't' for a 'c'. What I don't know is if "turuleta", or more specifically "chick, hen, clucker!", are used as insults or derogatory terms in the Basque (or any other part of Spain). May be it's similar to saying "dizzy bird" - or a bit stronger because it's preceded by 'puta'.
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