pimple
nounfeminine/buɾˈbuʎɐ/high
bor·bu·lha
Definitions
1A small raised spot on the skin, often containing pus, resulting from inflammation of a sebaceous gland or hair follicle.
She used a special cream to treat the pimples on her forehead.
He warned his son not to touch the pimples on his face.
Common collocations
a nasty pimpleto pop a pimple
2A small sphere of air or gas in a liquid, especially one formed when the liquid boils or is agitated.
Bubbles rose to the surface as the soup began to boil.
The child blew bubbles with a wand and soapy water.
syn
Common collocations
bubbles in boiling watersoap bubbles
Etymology
Do latim 'bullire' (ferver, borbulhar).