baldufa

Perhaps related to balda (“latch; door knocker”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəlˈdu.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [balˈdu.fa]

baldufa f (plural baldufes)

1. spinning top

   Synonym: burot

2. a short stout person
3. pivot, spindle
4. the bullet tuna (Auxis rochei) or the frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)

   Synonyms: bísol, melva

• baldufell

• “baldufa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007