köken: Uncertain. * From Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish *ballu. * From Lombardic *palla, *balla. Both etymologies ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”). Doublet of palla. Cognate with Sicilian baḍḍa, whence the dialectal doublet badda.
an absurdity, a silly thing to say, a piece of nonsense
çekim: çoğul estirabots
köken: By metathesis from earlier (now dialectal) estaribot, from Spanish estribote, a satirical verse form.
Aquells estirabots no es poden acceptar.
Etimoloji
According to Vasmer, the exact etymology of this word is unknown. But it is said to be derived from a variant pronunciation of щепа́ (ščepá, “wood chips”), "чепа". Compare typologically вздор (vzdor) (possibly akin to драть (dratʹ)), дребеде́нь (drebedénʹ).