fiscal

(law) public prosecutor (UK), district attorney (US)


llama

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.


angle

(geometry) angle (figure formed by two rays which start from a common point)

angle (a corner where two walls intersect)


angle

ca-adj

angle m or f (masculine and feminine plural angles)

Anglian (of or pertaining to the Angles)


civil

civil m or f (masculine and feminine plural civils)


adherent

adherent m or f (masculine and feminine plural adherents)


adherent

ca-noun

adherent m or f by sense (plural adherents)


criminal

criminal m or f by sense (plural criminals)

criminal (a person who is guilty of a crime)


interior

interior m or f by sense (plural interiors)


exterior

ca-adj

exterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural exteriors)

exterior (relating to the outside parts or surface of something)


exterior

exterior (the outside part, parts or surface of something)


exterior

ca-noun

exterior m or f by sense (plural exteriors)


base

Borrowed from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis).


xaman

Borrowed from German Schamane, from Russian шама́н (šamán), from Evenki шама̄н (şamān).


transsexual

transsexual m or f by sense (plural transsexuals)


homosexual

ca-adj

homosexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural homosexuals)


homosexual

ca-noun

homosexual m or f by sense (plural homosexuals)


natural

natural m or f by sense (plural naturals)

Borrowed from Latin naturālis. First attested in the 14th century.

native, natural (person who is native to a place)


bus

Cognate to Spanish buso (“underwater snail”) and Portuguese búzio (“underwater snail”), from Latin būcina (“horn”).


protestant

ca-adj

protestant m or f (masculine and feminine plural protestants)


protestant

ca-noun

protestant m or f by sense (plural protestants)


bar

Variant of archaic bare, from Old Catalan baare, derived from the nominative case of baador, a variant of bausador (whence Catalan bausador), borrowed from Old Occitan; of uncertain origin but probably related to German böse (“evil”).


major

ca-adj

major m or f (masculine and feminine plural majors)

larger (superlative: el major / la major—largest)

older (superlative: el major / la major—oldest)


participant

ca-noun

participant m or f by sense (plural participants)


poeta

Borrowed from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).


confident

ca-adj

confident m or f (masculine and feminine plural confidents)

From Latin cōnfīdēns. In the sense of "courting bench", a semantic loan from French.


confident

ca-noun

confident m or f by sense (plural confidents)


heterosexual

ca-adj

heterosexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural heterosexuals)

heterosexuals (feminine masculine plural)


heterosexual

ca-noun

heterosexual m or f by sense (plural heterosexuals)


agent

Borrowed from Latin agentem. First attested in the 14th century.


amateur

ca-adj

amateur m or f (masculine and feminine plural amateurs)


amateur

ca-noun

amateur m or f by sense (plural amateurs)


rival

ca-adj

rival m or f (masculine and feminine plural rivals)


bisexual

bisexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural bisexuals)


bisexual

ca-noun

bisexual m or f by sense (plural bisexuals)


radical

ca-adj

radical m or f (masculine and feminine plural radicals)


radical

ca-noun

radical m or f by sense (plural radicals)


profeta

profeta m or f by sense (plural profetes)


pirata

ca-adj

pirata m or f (masculine and feminine plural pirates)

vaixell pirata

emissora pirata


idiota

idiota m or f (masculine and feminine plural idiotes)

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).


antisemita

ca-adj

antisemita m or f (masculine and feminine plural antisemites)


resident

ca-noun

resident m or f by sense (plural residents)


infidel

ca-adj

infidel m or f (masculine and feminine plural infidels)

Borrowed from Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”).


infidel

ca-noun

infidel m or f by sense (plural infidels)


mortal

ca-adj

mortal m or f (masculine and feminine plural mortals)


superior

superior m or f (masculine and feminine plural superiors)

Borrowed from Latin superiōrem. First attested in 1653.


superior

ca-noun

superior m or f by sense (plural superiors)


lateral

lateral m or f by sense (plural laterals)


asexual

ca-adj

asexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural asexuals)


asexual

ca-noun

asexual m or f by sense (plural asexuals)


migrant

migrant m or f by sense (plural migrants)


vietnamita

ca-adj

vietnamita m or f (masculine and feminine plural vietnamites)


vietnamita

ca-noun

vietnamita m or f by sense (plural vietnamites)


rebel

ca-adj

rebel m or f (masculine and feminine plural rebels)


adolescent

adolescent m or f (masculine and feminine plural adolescents)


adolescent

ca-noun

adolescent m or f by sense (plural adolescents)


noble

ca-adj

noble m or f (masculine and feminine plural nobles)


Oliver

a male given name, equivalent to English Oliver


viola

Uncertain, probably from Occitan viula, derivative of viular (“playing a string instrument” or “wind”).


familiar

familiar m or f (masculine and feminine plural familiars)

pel·lícules familiars


familiar

ca-noun

familiar m or f by sense (plural familiars)


professional

ca-adj

professional m or f (masculine and feminine plural professionals)

professionals (feminine masculine plural)


professional

ca-noun

professional m or f by sense (plural professionals)


soviet

ca-adj

soviet m or f (masculine and feminine plural soviets)


consort

ca-noun

consort m or f by sense (plural consorts)


verge

ca-adj

verge m or f (masculine and feminine plural verges or vèrgens)

verges (feminine masculine plural)
vèrgens (feminine masculine plural)

Inherited from Old Catalan verge~vergen, from Latin virginem.

oli d'oliva verge extra

selva verge

virgin (not used, exploited, or processed)


verge

ca-noun

verge m or f by sense (plural verges or vèrgens)


gentil

ca-adj

gentil m or f (masculine and feminine plural gentils)


vigilant

vigilant m or f (masculine and feminine plural vigilants)

Borrowed from Latin vigilantem. First attested in 1696.


vigilant

ca-noun

vigilant m or f by sense (plural vigilants)


sex symbol

sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols)

Elles ja no necessitaven enfundar-se en les sensuals camisoles de setí que havien fet de Jean Harlow tot una sex symbol als anys 30 o en els conjunts baby doll que dues dècades més tard va popularitzar Carroll Baker.

2020 August 18, Laia Beltran, “24 hores en pijama [24 hours in pajamas]”, in Ara:

They no longer needed to put on the sensual satin shirts that had made Jean Harlow a total sex symbol in the 30s or in the baby doll ensembles that two decades later popularized Carroll Baker.

sex symbol (person who embodies sexual ideals)


peninsular

peninsular m or f by sense (plural peninsulars)


maori

ca-adj

maori m or f (masculine and feminine plural maoris)


khmer

khmer m or f (masculine and feminine plural khmers)


swahili

swahili m or f (masculine and feminine plural swahilis)


swahili

ca-noun

swahili m or f by sense (plural swahilis)


guaraní

guaraní m or f by sense (plural guaranís)

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Guaraní guarani.


kazakh

ca-adj

kazakh m or f (masculine and feminine plural kazakhs)


Medina

Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)


dissident

dissident m or f (masculine and feminine plural dissidents)


dissident

ca-noun

dissident m or f by sense (plural dissidents)


regent

ca-adj

regent m or f (masculine and feminine plural regents)


copilot

ca-noun

copilot m or f by sense (plural copilots)


muslim

ca-adj

muslim m or f (masculine and feminine plural muslims)

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, “he submitted”).


docent

ca-adj

docent m or f (masculine and feminine plural docents)


recluta

ca-noun

recluta m or f by sense (plural reclutes)


culer

ca-adj

culer m or f (masculine and feminine plural culers)

From cul (“bottom, butt”) + -er. The football sense is from fans sitting on the walls of the first stadium in Barcelona, exposing their culs to passersby.

(soccer, relational) of FC Barcelona, as a player, fan, coach etc.


culer

→ Spanish: culé

(soccer) a person connected with FC Barcelona, as a player, fan, staff, coach etc.


amant

amant m or f (masculine and feminine plural amants)

From Latin amantem, or from amar (“to love”).


amant

lover (a sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair)


suahili

suahili m or f (masculine and feminine plural suahilis)


suahili

ca-noun

suahili m or f by sense (plural suahilis)


aspirant

ca-adj

aspirant m or f (masculine and feminine plural aspirants)


compatriota

ca-noun

compatriota m or f by sense (plural compatriotes)


corresponsal

corresponsal m or f by sense (plural corresponsals)

correspondent (a journalist who sends reports from a distant location)


jove

jove m or f by sense (plural joves or (found in part of Western Catalan, including all of Valencia, as well as in Ibiza) jóvens)

joves (plural)
jóvens (Catalan Western including plural)


periodista

periodista m or f by sense (plural periodistes)


analista

analista m or f by sense (plural analistes)


turista

turista m or f by sense (plural turistes)


pacifista

pacifista m or f by sense (plural pacifistes)


socialista

ca-adj

socialista m or f (masculine and feminine plural socialistes)


socialista

ca-noun

socialista m or f by sense (plural socialistes)


futbolista

futbolista m or f by sense (plural futbolistes)

(soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)


militar

ca-adj

militar m or f (masculine and feminine plural militars)

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”).


militar

ca-noun

militar m or f by sense (plural militars)


igual

ca-adj

igual m or f (masculine and feminine plural iguals)


menor

menor m or f (masculine and feminine plural menors)


menor

minor (person who is below the age of majority)


alcalde

ca-noun

alcalde m or f by sense (plural alcaldes, feminine alcaldessa)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “judge”).


somali

ca-adj

somali m or f (masculine and feminine plural somalis)


titular

titular m or f (masculine and feminine plural titulars)


titular

ca-noun

titular m or f by sense (plural titulars)


indígena

indígena m or f by sense (plural indígenes)


organista

organista m or f by sense (plural organistes)


mede

From Latin Medus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (m-a-d /Māda-/).


mede

ca-adj

mede (feminine meda, masculine and feminine plural medes)

meda (feminine)
medes (feminine masculine plural)


komi

komi m or f (masculine and feminine plural komis)


semita

semita m or f (masculine and feminine plural semites)


pianista

ca-noun

pianista m or f by sense (plural pianistes)


gendarme

gendarme m or f by sense (plural gendarmes)


trompa

Ultimately of imitative origin. Probably from a Germanic source (compare Frankish *trumba, Old High German trumpa) via Italian tromba.


demandant

demandant m or f by sense (plural demandants)


partidista

ca-adj

partidista m or f (masculine and feminine plural partidistes)


partidista

ca-noun

partidista m or f by sense (plural partidistes)


pensionista

pensionista m or f by sense (plural pensionistes)


corista

corista m or f by sense (plural coristes)


auxiliar

ca-adj

auxiliar m or f (masculine and feminine plural auxiliars)


auxiliar

ca-noun

auxiliar m or f by sense (plural auxiliars)


balear

ca-adj

balear m or f (masculine and feminine plural balears)

Borrowed from Latin Baleārēs (“Balearic Islands”).

bor+

Balearic (pertaining to the Balearic Islands, the people thereof, or the Catalan dialects spoken there)


balear

Balearic (a person from the Balearic Islands)


balear

Balearic (the dialect of Catalan spoken in the Balearic Islands)


tenista

ca-noun

tenista m or f by sense (plural tenistes)


monarca

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarques)

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).


monarca

Danaus plexippus
Danaus plexippus#Translingual


escolta

escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltes)


guarda

guard (a person who protects or watches over something)


dentista

dentista m or f by sense (plural dentistes)

From dent + -ista. First attested in 1803.


terrorista

ca-adj

terrorista m or f (masculine and feminine plural terroristes)


terrorista

ca-noun

terrorista m or f by sense (plural terroristes)


ascendent

ca-adj

ascendent m or f (masculine and feminine plural ascendents)


ascendent

ca-noun

ascendent m or f by sense (plural ascendents)


motorista

motorista m or f by sense (plural motoristes)


ecologista

ecologista m or f by sense (plural ecologistes)


ecologista

ca-adj

ecologista m or f (masculine and feminine plural ecologistes)


cronista

ca-noun

cronista m or f by sense (plural cronistes)


descendent

ca-adj

descendent m or f (masculine and feminine plural descendents)

Learned borrowing from Latin dēscendentem.


descendent

ca-noun

descendent m or f by sense (plural descendents)

descendant (one who is the progeny of a specified person)


atleta

Borrowed from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).


persa

ca-adj

persa m or f (masculine and feminine plural perses)

From persà, from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /Pārsa/, “Persia”).

der

Persian (pertaining to Persia or the Persian people)

Persian (pertaining to the Persian language)


persa

Persian (an inhabitant of Persia or a member of the Persian people)


persa

Persian (an Indo-Aryan language used primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan)


passant

ca-adj

passant m or f (masculine and feminine plural passants)


passant

ca-noun

passant m or f by sense (plural passants)


entusiasta

entusiasta m or f by sense (plural entusiastes)


intersexual

intersexual m or f by sense (plural intersexuals)


artista

artista m or f by sense (plural artistes)


meridional

ca-adj

meridional m or f (masculine and feminine plural meridionals)


meridional

ca-noun

meridional m or f by sense (plural meridionals)


genocida

ca-adj

genocida m or f (masculine and feminine plural genocides)

From Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) + -cida, or geno- + -cida.

suffix

genocidal (causing or relating to a genocide)


genocida

ca-noun

genocida m or f by sense (plural genocides)

genocider, genocidaire (one who commits genocide)


autista

ca-adj

autista m or f (masculine and feminine plural autistes)


autista

ca-noun

autista m or f by sense (plural autistes)


pentatleta

pentatleta m or f by sense (plural pentatletes)


pessimista

ca-adj

pessimista m or f (masculine and feminine plural pessimistes)


pessimista

ca-noun

pessimista m or f by sense (plural pessimistes)


hindú

ca-adj

hindú m or f (masculine and feminine plural hindús)


hindú

(dated) native or inhabitant of Hindustan


comunista

comunista m or f (masculine and feminine plural comunistes)


comunista

ca-noun

comunista m or f by sense (plural comunistes)


marxista

ca-adj

marxista m or f (masculine and feminine plural marxistes)


marxista

ca-noun

marxista m or f by sense (plural marxistes)


aborigen

aborigen m or f by sense (plural aborígens)


belga

ca-adj

belga m or f (masculine and feminine plural belgues)


idealista

ca-noun

idealista m or f by sense (plural idealistes)


impressionista

impressionista m or f by sense (plural impressionistes)


ceramista

ceramista m or f by sense (plural ceramistes)


sentinella

sentinella m or f by sense (plural sentinelles)


altruista

altruista m or f by sense (plural altruistes)


altruista

ca-adj

altruista m or f (masculine and feminine plural altruistes)


egoista

ca-noun

egoista m or f by sense (plural egoistes)


ciclista

ciclista m or f by sense (plural ciclistes)


magistrat

magistrat m or f by sense (plural magistrats)


minimalista

ca-adj

minimalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural minimalistes)

minimalistes (feminine masculine plural)


minimalista

ca-noun

minimalista m or f by sense (plural minimalistes)


anarquista

anarquista m or f by sense (plural anarquistes)


anarquista

ca-adj

anarquista m or f (masculine and feminine plural anarquistes)


contrari

contrari (feminine contrària, masculine plural contraris, feminine plural contràries)

contrària (feminine)
contraris (masculine plural)
contràries (feminine plural)


contrari

ca-noun

contrari m or f by sense (plural contraris)


dietista

dietista m or f by sense (plural dietistes)


consumista

ca-adj

consumista m or f (masculine and feminine plural consumistes)


consumista

ca-noun

consumista m or f by sense (plural consumistes)


guaita

From Old High German wahta, from Proto-West Germanic *wahtu.


conformista

ca-adj

conformista m or f (masculine and feminine plural conformistes)

conformistes (feminine masculine plural)


conformista

ca-noun

conformista m or f by sense (plural conformistes)


finalista

finalista m or f by sense (plural finalistes)


semifinalista

semifinalista m or f by sense (plural semifinalistes)


derrotista

ca-adj

derrotista m or f (masculine and feminine plural derrotistes)


derrotista

ca-noun

derrotista m or f by sense (plural derrotistes)


haussa

ca-adj

haussa m or f (masculine and feminine plural hausses)


parlant

parlant m or f (masculine and feminine plural parlants)


perfeccionista

ca-noun

perfeccionista m or f by sense (plural perfeccionistes)


camarada

camarada m or f by sense (plural camarades)

Borrowed from Spanish camarada. Doublet of cambrada.

comrade (fellow communist, socialist, or Islamist)


extraterrestre

ca-adj

extraterrestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural extraterrestres)

extraterrestres (feminine masculine plural)


extraterrestre

ca-noun

extraterrestre m or f by sense (plural extraterrestres)


pacient

pacient m or f by sense (plural pacients)


pacient

ca-adj

pacient m or f (masculine and feminine plural pacients)


economista

ca-noun

economista m or f by sense (plural economistes)


protagonista

protagonista m or f by sense (plural protagonistes)


patriota

patriota m or f by sense (plural patriotes)


bilingüe

ca-adj

bilingüe m or f (masculine and feminine plural bilingües)


bilingüe

ca-noun

bilingüe m or f by sense (plural bilingües)


oponent

oponent m or f by sense (plural oponents)


individualista

individualista m or f by sense (plural individualistes)


colonialista

ca-adj

colonialista m or f (masculine and feminine plural colonialistes)

colonialistes (feminine masculine plural)


colonialista

ca-noun

colonialista m or f by sense (plural colonialistes)


nacionalista

nacionalista m or f by sense (plural nacionalistes)


guardiamarina

guardiamarina m or f by sense (plural guardiamarines)


guitarrista

guitarrista m or f by sense (plural guitarristes)


modernista

ca-adj

modernista m or f (masculine and feminine plural modernistes)


modernista

ca-noun

modernista m or f by sense (plural modernistes)


purista

ca-adj

purista m or f (masculine and feminine plural puristes)


purista

ca-noun

purista m or f by sense (plural puristes)


escolar

escolar m or f by sense (plural escolars)

Borrowed from Late Latin scholāris, from Latin schola.

student; specifically someone who goes to school


mofeta

a person who likes to make fun of other people


eremita

eremita m or f by sense (plural eremites)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs).


especialista

especialista m or f by sense (plural especialistes)


motociclista

ca-adj

motociclista m or f (masculine and feminine plural motociclistes)

motociclistes (feminine masculine plural)


secessionista

secessionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural secessionistes)

secessionistes (feminine masculine plural)

"Aquest és el primer moviment secessionista occidental que ha funcionat, i crec que serà molt profund", va dir Marinelli a la revista 'Newsweek'.

2016 November 9, “El moviment independentista de Califòrnia agafa força”, in El Periódico:

"This is the first western secessionist movement that has worked, and I think it will be very profound," said Marinelli at 'Newsweek' magazine.


secessionista

ca-noun

secessionista m or f by sense (plural secessionistes)


astronauta

astronauta m or f by sense (plural astronautes)

astronaut (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose)


bateria

bateria m or f by sense (plural bateries)


pansexual

ca-adj

pansexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural pansexuals)


pansexual

ca-noun

pansexual m or f by sense (plural pansexuals)


bromista

ca-adj

bromista m or f (masculine and feminine plural bromistes)


bromista

ca-noun

bromista m or f by sense (plural bromistes)


etarra

ca-adj

etarra m or f (masculine and feminine plural etarres)

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna

(relational) of ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna; a Basque nationalist terrorist group)


etarra

La llei espanyola permet participar en la vida política a tots els nivells malgrat haver sigut condemnat per aquest tipus de delictes i etarres i exdirigents de la banda terrorista s'han presentat a les eleccions en nombroses ocasions en les últimes dècades.

2023 May 16, Juan Ruiz Sierra et al., “La Moncloa, sobre la renúncia dels set exetarres de Bildu: «Avui se li pot acabar la campanya a Feijóo»”, in El Periódico, Política:

The law of Spain permits participation in all levels of political life despite having been charged with this type of crime and former members and leaders of the terrorist group have contested elections on numerous occasions in the last decades.


nahua

nahua m or f (masculine and feminine plural nahues)

Nahuatl (pertaining to the Nahuatl languages)


nahua

Nahua (an individual of the Nahua peoples of Mexico)


manetes

someone who is skilled in manual work, a handyman


realista

ca-noun

realista m or f by sense (plural realistes)


antagonista

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistes)

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

der

ἀνταγωνιστής


cenobita

ca-noun

cenobita m or f by sense (plural cenobites)

cenobite (monk who lives in a religious community)


trapezista

trapezista m or f by sense (plural trapezistes)


cineasta

cineasta m or f by sense (plural cineastes)


sionista

ca-adj

sionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural sionistes)


sionista

ca-noun

sionista m or f by sense (plural sionistes)


violinista

violinista m or f by sense (plural violinistes)


genetista

genetista m or f by sense (plural genetistes)


esquimal

ca-adj

esquimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural esquimals)


esquimal

ca-noun

esquimal m or f by sense (plural esquimals)


tennista

tennista m or f by sense (plural tennistes)


cantant

cantant m or f by sense (plural cantants)


solista

solista m or f by sense (plural solistes)


lisboeta

lisboeta m or f by sense (plural lisboetes)

Lisboner (native or inhabitant of Lisbon)


flautista

flautista m or f by sense (plural flautistes)


mandant

mandant m or f by sense (plural mandants)

Borrowed from Latin mandantem, present active participle of mandō (“to grant”).

power of attorney
power of attorney#English

(law) principal, grantor (one who grants another power of attorney to act on their behalf)


signant

signant m or f by sense (plural signants)


proxeneta

proxeneta m or f by sense (plural proxenetes)

Learned borrowing from Latin proxenēta, from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).


alquimista

alquimista m or f by sense (plural alquimistes)

From alquímia (“alchemy”) + -ista (“ist”).


abolicionista

ca-adj

abolicionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural abolicionistes)

abolicionistes (feminine masculine plural)


abolicionista

ca-noun

abolicionista m or f by sense (plural abolicionistes)


accionista

accionista m or f by sense (plural accionistes)


humanista

humanista m or f by sense (plural humanistes)


taxista

taxista m or f by sense (plural taxistes)


dirigent

ca-adj

dirigent m or f (masculine and feminine plural dirigents)


dirigent

ca-noun

dirigent m or f by sense (plural dirigents)


contrabandista

contrabandista m or f by sense (plural contrabandistes)


vident

ca-adj

vident m or f (masculine and feminine plural vidents)


omanita

omanita m or f (masculine and feminine plural omanites)

El pescador omanita Khalid al-Sinani fa més de 20 anys que pesca amb xarxa, un ofici que va heretar del seu pare i que coneix prou bé.

2016 December 30, “Pescador àrab es fa milionari amb 80 quilos de 'vòmit' de catxalot”, in El Periódico:

The Omani fisherman Khalid al-Sinani has been net-fishing for 20 years, a job he inherited from his father and that he knows quite well.


omanita

ca-noun

omanita m or f by sense (plural omanites)


animalista

ca-adj

animalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural animalistes)


animalista

ca-noun

animalista m or f by sense (plural animalistes)

(art) animalist (painter or sculptor whose primary subject is animals)


capitalista

ca-adj

capitalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural capitalistes)

capitalistes (feminine masculine plural)


capitalista

ca-noun

capitalista m or f by sense (plural capitalistes)


ortopedista

ortopedista m or f by sense (plural ortopedistes)


psicoanalista

psicoanalista m or f by sense (plural psicoanalistes)


golfista

golfista m or f by sense (plural golfistes)


imperialista

imperialista m or f by sense (plural imperialistes)


baptista

ca-adj

baptista m or f (masculine and feminine plural baptistes)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).


baptista

ca-noun

baptista m or f by sense (plural baptistes)


alpinista

alpinista m or f by sense (plural alpinistes)


electricista

electricista m or f by sense (plural electricistes)


florista

florista m or f by sense (plural floristes)


extremista

ca-adj

extremista m or f (masculine and feminine plural extremistes)


extremista

ca-noun

extremista m or f by sense (plural extremistes)


sofista

sofista m or f by sense (plural sofistes)


terapeuta

terapeuta m or f by sense (plural terapeutes)

From Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “attendant”).


optimista

ca-noun

optimista m or f by sense (plural optimistes)


aeronauta

aeronauta m or f by sense (plural aeronautes)


borsista

borsista m or f by sense (plural borsistes)


callista

callista m or f by sense (plural callistes)


materialista

ca-adj

materialista m or f (masculine and feminine plural materialistes)

materialistes (feminine masculine plural)


materialista

ca-noun

materialista m or f by sense (plural materialistes)


saxofonista

saxofonista m or f by sense (plural saxofonistes)


classista

ca-adj

classista m or f (masculine and feminine plural classistes)


classista

ca-noun

classista m or f by sense (plural classistes)


triatleta

triatleta m or f by sense (plural triatletes)


homicida

ca-adj

homicida m or f (masculine and feminine plural homicides)


homicida

ca-noun

homicida m or f by sense (plural homicides)


progressista

ca-adj

progressista m or f (masculine and feminine plural progressistes)

progressistes (feminine masculine plural)


progressista

ca-noun

progressista m or f by sense (plural progressistes)


monoteista

ca-adj

monoteista m or f (masculine and feminine plural monoteistes)


monoteista

ca-noun

monoteista m or f by sense (plural monoteistes)


politeista

ca-adj

politeista m or f (masculine and feminine plural politeistes)


politeista

ca-noun

politeista m or f by sense (plural politeistes)


caricaturista

caricaturista m or f by sense (plural caricaturistes)


fratricida

ca-adj

fratricida m or f (masculine and feminine plural fratricides)


fratricida

ca-noun

fratricida m or f by sense (plural fratricides)


manifestant

manifestant m or f by sense (plural manifestants)

protester (someone participating in a protest)


hittita

hittita m or f by sense (plural hittites)


correu

desctree

→ Spanish: correo
>? Portuguese: correio

Borrowed from Old French corlieu (“messenger”), altered due to influence from córrer (“to run”).

bor+

gràcies pel teu correu

correu electrònic
correu electrònic#Catalan

Ellipsis of correu electrònic (“email”).


saudita

ca-adj

saudita m or f (masculine and feminine plural saudites)


saudita

ca-noun

saudita m or f by sense (plural saudites)


sunnita

ca-adj

sunnita m or f (masculine and feminine plural sunnites)


sunnita

ca-noun

sunnita m or f by sense (plural sunnites)


iconoclasta

iconoclasta m or f by sense (plural iconoclastes)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin īconoclasta, from Ancient Greek εἰκονοκλάστης (eikonoklástēs, “breaker of images”).

der

εἰκονοκλάστης


urbanista

ca-noun

urbanista m or f by sense (plural urbanistes)


copista

copista m or f by sense (plural copistes)


centrista

ca-adj

centrista m or f (masculine and feminine plural centristes)

From centre + -ista. Compare French centriste.


centrista

ca-noun

centrista m or f by sense (plural centristes)


militarista

ca-adj

militarista m or f (masculine and feminine plural militaristes)

militaristes (feminine masculine plural)


militarista

ca-noun

militarista m or f by sense (plural militaristes)


concertista

concertista m or f by sense (plural concertistes)


congressista

congressista m or f by sense (plural congressistes)


cosmopolita

ca-adj

cosmopolita m or f (masculine and feminine plural cosmopolites)

cosmopolites (feminine masculine plural)

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs).

der

κοσμοπολίτης


cosmopolita

ca-noun

cosmopolita m or f by sense (plural cosmopolites)

der

κοσμοπολίτης


exorcista

ca-noun

exorcista m or f by sense (plural exorcistes)


optometrista

optometrista m or f by sense (plural optometristes)


equilibrista

equilibrista m or f by sense (plural equilibristes)


contribuent

contribuent m or f by sense (plural contribuents)


algebrista

algebrista m or f by sense (plural algebristes)

[əʎ.ʒəˈβɾis.tə]


moscovita

ca-adj

moscovita m or f (masculine and feminine plural moscovites)


moscovita

ca-noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovites)


neoliberal

ca-adj

neoliberal m or f (masculine and feminine plural neoliberals)


neoliberal

ca-noun

neoliberal m or f by sense (plural neoliberals)


oportunista

ca-adj

oportunista m or f (masculine and feminine plural oportunistes)

oportunistes (feminine masculine plural)


oportunista

ca-noun

oportunista m or f by sense (plural oportunistes)


nudista

ca-adj

nudista m or f (masculine and feminine plural nudistes)


nudista

ca-noun

nudista m or f by sense (plural nudistes)


oligarca

oligarca m or f by sense (plural oligarques)

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs).


xilofonista

xilofonista m or f by sense (plural xilofonistes)


aimara

ca-adj

aimara m or f (masculine and feminine plural aimares)


naturalista

ca-noun

naturalista m or f by sense (plural naturalistes)


activista

ca-adj

activista m or f (masculine and feminine plural activistes)


activista

ca-noun

activista m or f by sense (plural activistes)


monopolista

ca-adj

monopolista m or f (masculine and feminine plural monopolistes)

monopolistes (feminine masculine plural)


monopolista

ca-noun

monopolista m or f by sense (plural monopolistes)


revisionista

ca-adj

revisionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural revisionistes)

revisionistes (feminine masculine plural)


revisionista

ca-noun

revisionista m or f by sense (plural revisionistes)


estranger

estranger m or f by sense (plural estrangers)

[əs.tɾəɲˈʒe]

a l'estranger

És a l’estranger.


anticapitalista

anticapitalista m or f by sense (plural anticapitalistes)


recidivista

recidivista m or f by sense (plural recidivistes)

recidivist; reoffender; repeat offender (one who falls back into prior habits, especially crime)


regionalista

regionalista m or f by sense (plural regionalistes)


regionalista

ca-adj

regionalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural regionalistes)

regionalistes (feminine masculine plural)


racista

racista m or f (masculine and feminine plural racistes)


racista

ca-noun

racista m or f by sense (plural racistes)


separatista

ca-adj

separatista m or f (masculine and feminine plural separatistes)

separatistes (feminine masculine plural)


separatista

ca-noun

separatista m or f by sense (plural separatistes)


existencialista

existencialista m or f by sense (plural existencialistes)

(philosophy) existentialist (a person who adheres to existentialism)


percussionista

percussionista m or f by sense (plural percussionistes)


hermafrodita

ca-adj

hermafrodita m or f (masculine and feminine plural hermafrodites)

hermafrodites (feminine masculine plural)

hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic (having both male and female gonads)


hermafrodita

ca-noun

hermafrodita m or f by sense (plural hermafrodites)

hermaphrodite (organism having both male and female gonads)


casuista

casuista m or f by sense (plural casuistes)

From Latin cāsus (“occurrence, chance, happening”) + -ista. By surface analysis, cas + -ista.


cònjuge

ca-noun

cònjuge m or f by sense (plural cònjuges)

[ˈkɔɲ.ʒu.ʒə]


comptable

ca-adj

comptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural comptables)


comptable

ca-noun

comptable m or f by sense (plural comptables)


masoquista

ca-adj

masoquista m or f (masculine and feminine plural masoquistes)


masoquista

ca-noun

masoquista m or f by sense (plural masoquistes)


caníbal

ca-adj

caníbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural caníbals)


caníbal

ca-noun

caníbal m or f by sense (plural caníbals)


intocable

ca-adj

intocable m or f (masculine and feminine plural intocables)


intocable

ca-noun

intocable m or f by sense (plural intocables)


carca

(by extension) reactionary, narrow-minded person


carca

ca-adj

carca m or f (masculine and feminine plural carques)

Viuen en una presó de idees carques.

They live in a prison of reactionary ideas.


waterpolista

ca-noun

waterpolista m or f by sense (plural waterpolistes)


papú

ca-adj

papú m or f (masculine and feminine plural papús)


cabalista

ca-noun

cabalista m or f by sense (plural cabalistes)


aquari

Borrowed from Latin aquārium. Doublet of aquàrium, and also the inherited aigüer.

Aquarius (someone with the Aquarius star sign)


pugilista

pugilista m or f by sense (plural pugilistes)


budista

ca-adj

budista m or f (masculine and feminine plural budistes)


budista

ca-noun

budista m or f by sense (plural budistes)


lingüista

lingüista m or f by sense (plural lingüistes)

Learned derivation from Latin lingua (“tongue; language”).


recepcionista

recepcionista m or f by sense (plural recepcionistes)


creacionista

creacionista m or f by sense (plural creacionistes)


creacionista

ca-adj

creacionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural creacionistes)

creacionistes (feminine masculine plural)


cicloturista

ca-noun

cicloturista m or f by sense (plural cicloturistes)


comentarista

comentarista m or f by sense (plural comentaristes)

commentator (person who comments professionally)


patologista

patologista m or f by sense (plural patologistes)


malabarista

malabarista m or f by sense (plural malabaristes)


cronologista

cronologista m or f by sense (plural cronologistes)


tadjik

ca-adj

tadjik m or f (masculine and feminine plural tadjiks)

Tajik (pertaining to Tajikistan, to the Tajik people, or to Tajikistan)


tadjik

Tajik (an inhabitant of Tajikistan or a member of the Tajik people)


tadjik

Tajik (an Indo-Aryan language used in Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan)


decabrista

decabrista m or f (masculine and feminine plural decabristes)

Borrowed from Russian декабрист (dekabrist), from декабрь (dekabrʹ, “December”).

bor+

revolta decabrista


decabrista

ca-noun

decabrista m or f by sense (plural decabristes)


quítxua

ca-adj

quítxua m or f (masculine and feminine plural quítxues)

Quechuan (pertaining to the Quechuan people or the Quechuan languages)


quítxua

ca-noun

quítxua m or f by sense (plural quítxues)

Quechuan (a member of the Quechua people)


quítxua

Quechua (a family of Amerindian languages of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Bolivia)


romaní

ca-adj

romaní m or f (masculine and feminine plural romanís or (Valencian) romanins)

romanís (feminine masculine plural)
romanins (Valencian feminine masculine plural)

Romani (pertaining to the Roma people or to the Romani languages)


romaní

ca-noun

romaní m or f by sense (plural romanís or (Valencian) romanins)

romanís (plural)
romanins (Valencian plural)


romaní

Romani (a family of Indo-Aryan languages used by the Roma people of Europe)


wòlof

ca-adj

wòlof m or f (masculine and feminine plural wòlofs)

Wolof (pertaining to the Wolof people or the Wolof language)


wòlof

Wolof (an individual of the Wolof people)


wòlof

Wolof (a Niger-Congo language of Senegal and The Gambia)


salvatge

ca-noun

salvatge m or f by sense (plural salvatges)

desctree

→ Spanish: salvaje
→ English: salvage
→ Tagalog: salbahe

Inherited from Old Catalan salvatge, from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, variant of Latin silvāticus (showing assimilation). Doublet of selvàtic, a learned borrowing via Italian.


surrealista

ca-adj

surrealista m or f (masculine and feminine plural surrealistes)

surrealistes (feminine masculine plural)


surrealista

ca-noun

surrealista m or f by sense (plural surrealistes)


taikonauta

taikonauta m or f by sense (plural taikonautes)

Borrowed from English taikonaut, based on the pattern of astronaut and cosmonaut by combining Mandarin 太空 (tàikōng, “space”) with English -naut (“sailor or traveller”).


vocalista

vocalista m or f by sense (plural vocalistes)


reformista

ca-adj

reformista m or f (masculine and feminine plural reformistes)


reformista

ca-noun

reformista m or f by sense (plural reformistes)


epirota

epirota m or f by sense (plural epirotes)

Epirote (native or inhabitant of Epirus)


eurocomunista

ca-adj

eurocomunista m or f (masculine and feminine plural eurocomunistes)

eurocomunistes (feminine masculine plural)


eurocomunista

ca-noun

eurocomunista m or f by sense (plural eurocomunistes)


fonologista

fonologista m or f by sense (plural fonologistes)


etimologista

etimologista m or f by sense (plural etimologistes)


empirista

ca-adj

empirista m or f (masculine and feminine plural empiristes)


empirista

ca-noun

empirista m or f by sense (plural empiristes)


monofisita

ca-adj

monofisita m or f (masculine and feminine plural monofisites)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin monophysita, from Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης (monophusítēs), from μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).


monofisita

ca-noun

monofisita m or f by sense (plural monofisites)


africanista

africanista m or f by sense (plural africanistes)

Africanist (specialist in African studies)


neocolonialista

ca-adj

neocolonialista m or f (masculine and feminine plural neocolonialistes)

neocolonialistes (feminine masculine plural)


neocolonialista

ca-noun

neocolonialista m or f by sense (plural neocolonialistes)


trompetista

trompetista m or f by sense (plural trompetistes)


bengali

ca-adj

bengali m or f (masculine and feminine plural bengalis)


bengali

ca-noun

bengali m or f by sense (plural bengalis)


biblista

biblista m or f by sense (plural biblistes)


cairota

ca-adj

cairota m or f (masculine and feminine plural cairotes)


cairota

ca-noun

cairota m or f by sense (plural cairotes)


kirguís

ca-adj

kirguís (feminine kirguia, masculine plural kirguios, feminine plural kirguies)

kirguia (feminine)
kirguios (masculine plural)
kirguies (feminine plural)


citarista

ca-noun

citarista m or f by sense (plural citaristes)


asteca

ca-adj

asteca m or f (masculine and feminine plural asteques)


asteca

ca-noun

asteca m or f by sense (plural asteques)


ocellaire

ocellaire m or f by sense (plural ocellaires)


ambidextre

ambidextre m or f by sense (plural ambidextres)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambidexter, from Latin ambi- + dexter.


cangur

Borrowed from English kangaroo from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).


Perpinyà

Inherited from Latin Perpenniānum, from the given name Perpenna.


feminista

ca-adj

feminista m or f (masculine and feminine plural feministes)


feminista

ca-noun

feminista m or f by sense (plural feministes)


intel·lectual

ca-adj

intel·lectual m or f (masculine and feminine plural intel·lectuals)

intel·lectuals (feminine masculine plural)


intel·lectual

ca-noun

intel·lectual m or f by sense (plural intel·lectuals)


carterista

carterista m or f by sense (plural carteristes)


donant

la Junta i del Consell Comunals és la decisió de respondre tant als responsables dels pergamins com als autors i donants dels lots de llibres


cantaire

cantaire m or f by sense (plural cantaires)


jurista

jurista m or f by sense (plural juristes)


madridista

madridista m or f by sense (plural madridistes)

(soccer) Madridista (Someone who plays for, works for, or supports Real Madrid)


Grau

From grau (“inlet; landing”), from Latin gradus.


nihilista

nihilista m or f by sense (plural nihilistes)


elitista

ca-adj

elitista m or f (masculine and feminine plural elitistes)


elitista

ca-noun

elitista m or f by sense (plural elitistes)


ocupant

ca-adj

ocupant m or f (masculine and feminine plural ocupants)

Borrowed from Latin occupantem, present active participle of occupō.

les forces ocupants


ocupant

ca-noun

ocupant m or f by sense (plural ocupants)


hedonista

ca-adj

hedonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural hedonistes)


hedonista

ca-noun

hedonista m or f by sense (plural hedonistes)


documentalista

documentalista m or f by sense (plural documentalistes)


bengalí

ca-adj

bengalí m or f (masculine and feminine plural bengalís)


bengalí

ca-noun

bengalí m or f by sense (plural bengalís)


fleuma

Inherited from Latin phlegma. Doublet of flegma, a learned borrowing. For the sense development, compare phlegmatic.


linier

Borrowed from English linesman, and línia (“line”) + -er.

(sports) linesman (men), lineswoman (women), assistant referee


gimnasta

gimnasta m or f by sense (plural gimnastes)


columnista

columnista m or f by sense (plural columnistes)


atacant

atacant m or f by sense (plural atacants)


resistent

ca-adj

resistent m or f (masculine and feminine plural resistents)


resistent

ca-noun

resistent m or f by sense (plural resistents)


maia

ca-adj

maia m or f (masculine and feminine plural maies)

Mayan (of or relating to the Maya people of Central America)


lladre

Inherited from Old Catalan ladre, from Latin latrō (nominative form). Doublet of lladró, from the Latin accusative latrōnem. Compare Occitan laire and Old French lerre.


policia

ca-noun

policia m or f by sense (plural policies)

Borrowed from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).


estudiant

estudiant m or f by sense (plural estudiants)


ningú

Inherited from Late Latin nec ūnus (“not even one”).


encomiasta

ca-noun

encomiasta m or f by sense (plural encomiastes)

From Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστής (enkōmiastḗs).


feixista

feixista m or f by sense (plural feixistes)

Calque of Italian fascista (“fascist”), replacing Italian fascio with Catalan feix, both deriving from Latin fascis.


feixista

ca-adj

feixista m or f (masculine and feminine plural feixistes)


firmant

ca-noun

firmant m or f by sense (plural firmants)


concursant

concursant m or f by sense (plural concursants)


creient

creient m or f by sense (plural creients)

believer (a person who believes; especially regarding religion)


caminant

caminant m or f by sense (plural caminants)


estimat

estimat m or f by sense (plural estimats)


marxant

marxant m or f by sense (plural marxants)

Borrowed from Old French marchant (“merchant”).


representant

ca-adj

representant m or f (masculine and feminine plural representants)

representants (feminine masculine plural)


representant

ca-noun

representant m or f by sense (plural representants)


sol·licitant

sol·licitant m or f by sense (plural sol·licitants)

Learned borrowing from Latin sollicitantem.


Illa

Inherited from Latin īnsula (“island”), whence also the Catalan noun illa.


Salses

Inherited from Latin Salsulās, derived from salsus (“salty”), so-called due to the presence of nearby salt mines.


transgènere

ca-noun

transgènere m or f by sense (plural transgèneres)

[tɾənˈʒɛ.nə.ɾə]

[tɾənˈʒə.nə.ɾə]

Calque of English transgender, from trans- + gènere.


enxaneta

enxaneta m or f by sense (plural enxanetes)

[əɲ.ʃəˈnɛ.tə]

[əɲ.ʃəˈnə.tə]

Uncertain, 19th century. The following have been proposed:
# from Occitan *enjaneta, diminutive of Occitan engana (“arrow, steeple”);
# diminutive of genet (“rider”), since the enxaneta straddles the acotxador;
# variant of angelet (“little angel”), from the origins of castells in the figures built in the ball de valencians to represent various religious scenes, in this case the Assumption of Mary.

(castells) the person, typically a child, who forms the top of a castell


folklorista

folklorista m or f by sense (plural folkloristes)


Pià

Inherited from Latin Appiānus, from the given name Appius.


combatent

ca-adj

combatent m or f (masculine and feminine plural combatents)


combatent

ca-noun

combatent m or f by sense (plural combatents)


fatalista

fatalista m or f by sense (plural fatalistes)


àrab

ca-adj

àrab m or f (masculine and feminine plural àrabs)


mudèjar

ca-noun

mudèjar m or f by sense (plural mudèjars)

Borrowed from Arabic مُدَجَّن (mudajjan, “domesticated”), from the verb دَجَّنَ (dajjana, “to tame”), from دَجَنَ (dajana, “to become accustomed”).


duelista

ca-noun

duelista m or f by sense (plural duelistes)

From duel + -ista. First attested in 1917.


col·lega

col·lega m or f by sense (plural col·legues)

Borrowed from Latin collega (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + legare (“to send on an embassy”).


mossega

ca-noun

mossega m or f by sense (plural mossegues)


Guiu

a male given name, equivalent to English Guy


Ferran

a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand or Spanish Fernando


pseudohermafrodita

pseudohermafrodita m or f by sense (plural pseudohermafrodites)


imbècil

ca-adj

imbècil m or f (masculine and feminine plural imbècils)

Borrowed from Latin imbēcillus (“weak, feeble”, literally “without a staff”).


imbècil

ca-noun

imbècil m or f by sense (plural imbècils)


Costoja

Inherited from Latin custōdia. Doublet of custòdia, a learned borrowing.


Montferrer

→ French: Montferrer

Inherited from Latin monte ferrārius. Cognate with Occitan Montferrièr.


dibuixant

dibuixant m or f by sense (plural dibuixants)


acròbata

acròbata m or f by sense (plural acròbates)

[əˈkɾɔ.βə.tə]


supervivent

supervivent m or f by sense (plural supervivents)


àzeri

ca-adj

àzeri m or f (masculine and feminine plural àzeris)


migcampista

ca-noun

migcampista m or f by sense (plural migcampistes)


Oriol

Inherited from Latin Aureolus/Auriolus, from aureolus (“golden”, adjective).


Arnau

a male given name, equivalent to English Arnold


gaddafista

ca-adj

gaddafista m or f (masculine and feminine plural gaddafistes)


gaddafista

ca-noun

gaddafista m or f by sense (plural gaddafistes)


anunciant

anunciant m or f by sense (plural anunciants)


argentí

argentí m or f by sense (plural argentins)


homeòpata

homeòpata m or f by sense (plural homeòpates)


psicòpata

psicòpata m or f by sense (plural psicòpates)

psycho (psychotic or otherwise insane person)


humanoide

ca-adj

humanoide m or f (masculine and feminine plural humanoides)


humanoide

ca-noun

humanoide m or f by sense (plural humanoides)


ostatge

ostatge m or f by sense (plural ostatges)


genealogista

genealogista m or f by sense (plural genealogistes)


interbase

interbase m or f by sense (plural interbases)


islamita

ca-adj

islamita m or f (masculine and feminine plural islamites)


islamita

ca-noun

islamita m or f by sense (plural islamites)


acordionista

acordionista m or f by sense (plural acordionistes)


històric

històric m or f by sense (plural històrics)


barcelonista

ca-adj

barcelonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural barcelonistes)

barcelonistes (feminine masculine plural)

of FC Barcelona, as a player, fan, coach etc.


barcelonista

ca-noun

barcelonista m or f by sense (plural barcelonistes)

(soccer) a person connected with FC Barcelona, as a player, fan, coach etc.


portaveu

portaveu m or f by sense (plural portaveus)

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + veu (“voice”).


ximple

ca-adj

ximple m or f (masculine and feminine plural ximples)


mineralogista

ca-noun

mineralogista m or f by sense (plural mineralogistes)


mogol

ca-adj

mogol m or f (masculine and feminine plural mogols)

Borrowed from French moghol, from Persian مغول (moğul), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ (mongɣul). Doublet of mongol.


màrtir

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur).


operista

ca-noun

operista m or f by sense (plural operistes)


osseta

ca-adj

osseta m or f (masculine and feminine plural ossetes)

Ossetian (of, from or relating to Ossetia)


osseta

Ossetian (native or inhabitant of Ossetia)


parodista

ca-noun

parodista m or f by sense (plural parodistes)


negociant

ca-adj

negociant m or f (masculine and feminine plural negociants)

Borrowed from Latin negōtiantem. Equivalent to negociar + -ant.


negociant

ca-noun

negociant m or f by sense (plural negociants)


tabacaire

tabacaire m or f by sense (plural tabacaires)


recordista

recordista m or f by sense (plural recordistes)


relativista

ca-adj

relativista m or f (masculine and feminine plural relativistes)

relativistes (feminine masculine plural)


relativista

ca-noun

relativista m or f by sense (plural relativistes)


socialdemòcrata

socialdemòcrata m or f by sense (plural socialdemòcrates)


centrecampista

centrecampista m or f by sense (plural centrecampistes)


bascoparlant

ca-adj

bascoparlant m or f (masculine and feminine plural bascoparlants)

bascoparlants (feminine masculine plural)


suïcida

ca-noun

suïcida m or f by sense (plural suïcides)


aristòcrata

aristòcrata m or f by sense (plural aristòcrates)


simpatitzant

simpatitzant m or f by sense (plural simpatitzants)


sexista

ca-adj

sexista m or f (masculine and feminine plural sexistes)


sexista

ca-noun

sexista m or f by sense (plural sexistes)


sefardita

sefardita m or f by sense (plural sefardites)


guionista

guionista m or f by sense (plural guionistes)


sibarita

sibarita m or f by sense (plural sibarites)

Learned borrowing from Latin Sybarīta, from Ancient Greek Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (Sŭbărī́tēs).

(historical) Sybarite (person from Sybaris)


talmudista

talmudista m or f by sense (plural talmudistes)


hitita

ca-adj

hitita m or f (masculine and feminine plural hitites)


lampista

ca-noun

lampista m or f by sense (plural lampistes)


piragüista

piragüista m or f by sense (plural piragüistes)


principiant

ca-adj

principiant m or f (masculine and feminine plural principiants)

principiants (feminine masculine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin principiantem, from post-Classical prīncipiō (“to begin”).


principiant

ca-noun

principiant m or f by sense (plural principiants)


comanxe

ca-adj

comanxe m or f (masculine and feminine plural comanxes)


comanxe

ca-noun

comanxe m or f by sense (plural comanxes)


dàlmata

ca-adj

dàlmata m or f (masculine and feminine plural dàlmates)

Derived from Latin Dalmatae, the name of an ancient Illyrian people.

Dalmatian (of, from or relating to Dalmatia)


dàlmata

ca-noun

dàlmata m or f by sense (plural dàlmates)

Dalmatian (native or inhabitant of Dalmatia)


tàmil

ca-adj

tàmil m or f (masculine and feminine plural tàmils)


etíop

etíop m or f (masculine and feminine plural etíops)

Borrowed from Latin Aethiops (“Ethiopian”), from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “Ethiopian”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).


iemenita

ca-adj

iemenita m or f (masculine and feminine plural iemenites)


iemenita

ca-noun

iemenita m or f by sense (plural iemenites)


terrícola

terrícola m or f by sense (plural terrícoles)


heretge

heretge m or f by sense (plural heretges)

Inherited from Late Latin haereticus. Doublet of herètic, which was borrowed.


xivaïta

xivaïta m or f by sense (plural xivaïtes)


paracaigudista

paracaigudista m or f by sense (plural paracaigudistes)


medallista

medallista m or f by sense (plural medallistes)


detallista

detallista m or f by sense (plural detallistes)


galerista

galerista m or f by sense (plural galeristes)


espanyolista

espanyolista m or f by sense (plural espanyolistes)

(soccer) a person connecting with RCD Espanyol, as a fan, player, coach etc.


olmeca

ca-adj

olmeca m or f (masculine and feminine plural olmeques)


olmeca

ca-noun

olmeca m or f by sense (plural olmeques)


paixtu

ca-adj

paixtu m or f (masculine and feminine plural paixtus)


àkan

àkan m or f (masculine and feminine plural àkans)


balutxi

balutxi m or f (masculine and feminine plural balutxis)


balutxi

ca-noun

balutxi m or f by sense (plural balutxis)


idòlatra

ca-adj

idòlatra m or f (masculine and feminine plural idòlatres)


idòlatra

ca-noun

idòlatra m or f by sense (plural idòlatres)


alarmista

ca-adj

alarmista m or f (masculine and feminine plural alarmistes)


alarmista

ca-noun

alarmista m or f by sense (plural alarmistes)


independentista

independentista m or f by sense (plural independentistes)


Puig

From puig (“hill”). Possibly related to the Sicilian surname Pucciu.


xipriota

ca-adj

xipriota m or f (masculine and feminine plural xipriotes)


xipriota

ca-noun

xipriota m or f by sense (plural xipriotes)


cercatresors

cercatresors m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“to seek”) + tresors (“treasures”).


terratinent

ca-noun

terratinent m or f by sense (plural terratinents)


bufanúvols

Verb-object compound, composed of bufa (“to blow, to inflate”) + núvols (“clouds”).

ca-verb-obj

1966, Josep Pla, Un Senyor de Barcelona, Biblioteca Selecta, page 176

They were taken for mere pretentious people without importance

Eren presos per simples bufanúvols sense importància


esportista

ca-noun

esportista m or f by sense (plural esportistes)


vegetalista

ca-adj

vegetalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural vegetalistes)

vegetalistes (feminine masculine plural)

vegan, strictly vegetarian (of things, not containing animal products; of people, not consuming animal products)


vegetalista

ca-noun

vegetalista m or f by sense (plural vegetalistes)

vegan, strict vegetarian (one who adheres to a strictly plant-based diet)


lígur

ca-adj

lígur m or f (masculine and feminine plural lígurs)


donostiarra

ca-noun

donostiarra m or f by sense (plural donostiarres)

From Basque donostiar, relating to or an inhabitant of Donostia (“San Sebastián”).


uigur

ca-adj

uigur m or f (masculine and feminine plural uigurs)


plusmarquista

ca-noun

plusmarquista m or f by sense (plural plusmarquistes)

plusmarquista mundial


castellanoparlant

ca-adj

castellanoparlant m or f (masculine and feminine plural castellanoparlants)

castellanoparlants (feminine masculine plural)

From castellà (“Spanish”) + parlant (“speaking; speaker”).


catalanoparlant

ca-adj

catalanoparlant m or f (masculine and feminine plural catalanoparlants)

catalanoparlants (feminine masculine plural)

From català (“Catalan”) + parlant (“speaking; speaker”).


catalanoparlant

ca-noun

catalanoparlant m or f by sense (plural catalanoparlants)


angloparlant

ca-adj

angloparlant m or f (masculine and feminine plural angloparlants)

angloparlants (feminine masculine plural)


marbrista

ca-noun

marbrista m or f by sense (plural marbristes)


Martí

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin


sindicalista

sindicalista m or f by sense (plural sindicalistes)


intèrpret

intèrpret m or f by sense (plural intèrprets)

interpreter (one who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language)

Fa dues setmanes els tribunals van estendre la tutela legal de Spears fins al febrer del 2021, tot i que la intèrpret de Toxic va reclamar que la funció de control recaigui en mans d'una advocada especialitzada i no del seu pare, […]

2020 September 4, Joan Callarissa, “Britney Spears s'oposa públicament a deixar que el seu pare segueixi tutelant la seva vida [Britney Spears publicly opposes allowing her father to keep custody of her life]”, in Ara:

Two weeks ago the courts extended Spears's legal custody until February 2021, although the "Toxic" singer demanded that control fall to a specialized attorney and not to her father, […]


massatgista

massatgista m or f by sense (plural massatgistes)


lladró

lladró m or f by sense (plural lladrons)

Inherited from Old Catalan ladró, from Latin latrōnem (accusative form). Doublet of lladre, from the Latin nominative latro. Compare Occitan lairon and Old French larron.


franquista

ca-adj

franquista m or f (masculine and feminine plural franquistes)

Franquist (pertaining to Francisco Franco)


franquista

ca-noun

franquista m or f by sense (plural franquistes)

Franquist (supporter of Francisco Franco)


apneista

apneista m or f by sense (plural apneistes)


bandoneonista

bandoneonista m or f by sense (plural bandoneonistes)


escalfabraguetes

escalfabraguetes m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of escalfa (“to heat up, to excite”) + braguetes (“flies (of pants)”).


estalinista

ca-adj

estalinista m or f (masculine and feminine plural estalinistes)

estalinistes (feminine masculine plural)


estalinista

ca-noun

estalinista m or f by sense (plural estalinistes)


negacionista

ca-adj

negacionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural negacionistes)

negacionistes (feminine masculine plural)

denialist, denier, negationist (relating to denial in a controversial debate)


negacionista

ca-noun

negacionista m or f by sense (plural negacionistes)

denialist, denier (one who denies an assertion in a controversial debate)


ocultista

ocultista m or f by sense (plural ocultistes)


samnita

ca-adj

samnita m or f (masculine and feminine plural samnites)

Borrowed from Latin Samnītes, from Samnium.


samnita

ca-noun

samnita m or f by sense (plural samnites)


sicofanta

sicofanta m or f by sense (plural sicofantes)

Learned borrowing from Latin sȳcophanta (“informer, trickster”), from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs).


serviola

ca-noun

serviola m or f by sense (plural servioles)

Variant form of cérvola (“doe”), influenced by archaic cèrvia.


marianista

ca-adj

marianista m or f (masculine and feminine plural marianistes)


marianista

ca-noun

marianista m or f by sense (plural marianistes)


tradicionalista

tradicionalista m or f by sense (plural tradicionalistes)

traditionalist (person who adheres to tradition)


natalista

natalista m or f by sense (plural natalistes)

natalist (advocate for increasing the birth rate)


monologuista

monologuista m or f by sense (plural monologuistes)

monologist, monologuist, stand-up (comedian)


urbanita

urbanita m or f by sense (plural urbanites)

Borrowed from English urbanite. Equivalent to urbà + -ita.

Jo sóc un urbanita, perquè el meu poble, el poble on he crescut i he viscut quasi tota ma vida, Burjassot, no és el Burjassot de Vicent Andrés Estellés.

2017, Jordi Sebastià, Quadern de l'Europa trista:

I am an urbanite, because my town, the town where I grew up and have lived almost all my life, Burjassot, is not the Burjassot of Vicent Andrés Estellés.


socorrista

socorrista m or f by sense (plural socorristes)


baixista

baixista m or f by sense (plural baixistes)


novel·lista

novel·lista m or f by sense (plural novel·listes)


articulista

articulista m or f by sense (plural articulistes)


expressionista

expressionista m or f by sense (plural expressionistes)


excursionista

excursionista m or f by sense (plural excursionistes)


intervencionista

ca-adj

intervencionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural intervencionistes)

intervencionistes (feminine masculine plural)


intervencionista

ca-noun

intervencionista m or f by sense (plural intervencionistes)


retratista

retratista m or f by sense (plural retratistes)


deixeble

deixeble m or f by sense (plural deixebles)


austriacista

austriacista m or f by sense (plural austriacistes)

(historical) a supporter of Charles VI of Austria as a candidate for the crown of Spain


Urgell

From Latin Urgellum, from Iberian *uŕki or related to Basque ur.


Gaudí

From a personal name cognate to Old French Gaudin, from gaut (“woods”), from Frankish *walþu (“woods, woodland”), or from a hypocoristic form of any one of several Germanic personal names beginning with the element *waldą (“force”).

Antoni Gaudí, a Catalan architect who is known for the Sagrada Familia


guàrdia

guàrdia m or f by sense (plural guàrdies)


proteccionista

ca-adj

proteccionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural proteccionistes)

proteccionistes (feminine masculine plural)


proteccionista

ca-noun

proteccionista m or f by sense (plural proteccionistes)


estructuralista

ca-adj

estructuralista m or f (masculine and feminine plural estructuralistes)

estructuralistes (feminine masculine plural)


estructuralista

ca-noun

estructuralista m or f by sense (plural estructuralistes)


submarinista

submarinista m or f by sense (plural submarinistes)


supremacista

supremacista m or f by sense (plural supremacistes)


Noguera

A comarca in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, part of the historical County of Urgell


Dalí

Possibly from dalí (“stick for fording”), from Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl, “sign, guide”).


bolxevic

bolxevic m or f by sense (plural bolxevics)

Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”).


rentaplats

Verb-object compound, composed of renta (“to wash”) + plats (“plates”).


Genís

From the personal name Genís, variant of Ginés.


Miró

Borrowed from Latin Myrōn, from Ancient Greek Μύρων (Múrōn). Compare Sicilian Miruni.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Myron


Miró

From a Suebian hypocoristic incorporating the element *mēraz found as a second element in such names as Theodemir and Ariamir.


sardanista

ca-adj

sardanista m or f (masculine and feminine plural sardanistes)


sardanista

ca-noun

sardanista m or f by sense (plural sardanistes)


Llull

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Lullus, probably ultimately of Germanic origin (compare German Leute (“tribe, people”)).

slbor

Ramon Llull, a 13th and 14th century writer


tupí

ca-adj

tupí m or f (masculine and feminine plural tupís)

(relational) of the Tupi people or languages


jesuïta

ca-noun

jesuïta m or f by sense (plural jesuïtes)


jesuïta

ca-adj

jesuïta m or f (masculine and feminine plural jesuïtes)


aplegapilotes

ca-noun

aplegapilotes m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of aplega (“to gather”) + pilotes (“balls”).


foneticista

ca-noun

foneticista m or f by sense (plural foneticistes)


col·leccionista

col·leccionista m or f by sense (plural col·leccionistes)


gurmet

Borrowed from French gourmet. Doublet of grumet.


Bages

Possibly related to the name of the ancient Roman resort of Catalan Baiae on the Bay of Naples.


Berga

From Latin Bergistani, the name of an Iberian tribe in the region, of uncertain origin.

Berga (the capital city of the comarca of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia)


Climent

a surname, equivalent to English Clement


demòcrata

demòcrata m or f by sense (plural demòcrates)


Martorell

→ English: Martorell

From Latin martyr + -ellus, literally “little martyrs, place of martyrs”.

af

Joanot Martorell (1413–1468), Valencian knight and author of the chivalric romance Tirant lo Blanch


trumpista

ca-adj

trumpista m or f (masculine and feminine plural trumpistes)


trumpista

ca-noun

trumpista m or f by sense (plural trumpistes)


Guerau

From Old Catalan Guerau, from Frankish *Gaiʀwald.

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Gerald.


còmplice

còmplice m or f by sense (plural còmplices)


tabarra

tabarra m or f by sense (plural tabarres)


aïllacionista

ca-adj

aïllacionista m or f (masculine and feminine plural aïllacionistes)

aïllacionistes (feminine masculine plural)

Calque of English isolationist, after aïllar + -ista, with -ció possibly influenced by isolació.


aïllacionista

ca-noun

aïllacionista m or f by sense (plural aïllacionistes)


vianant

vianant m or f by sense (plural vianants)

From older viandant, from Latin viantem (“travelling”), possibly influenced by anar (“to go”).

Segons un estudi del British Medical Journal, un terç dels vianants caminen distrets i amb els ulls fixos a la pantalla del telèfon.

2019 May 28, Gemma Garrido Granger, “Vianants ‘zombis’, la nova amenaça viària mundial”, in Ara:

According to a study from the British Medical Journal, a third of pedestrians walk while distracted and with their eyes fixed on the screen of their phone.


fonamentalista

ca-adj

fonamentalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural fonamentalistes)

fonamentalistes (feminine masculine plural)


fonamentalista

ca-noun

fonamentalista m or f by sense (plural fonamentalistes)


xiïta

ca-adj

xiïta m or f (masculine and feminine plural xiïtes)

L'aspiració de Riad i Doha era fer caure el règim xiïta d'Assad i que aquest fos reemplaçat per un Govern dominat pels sunnites

2016 December 30, “Alep: La batalla que va decidir el curs de la guerra a Síria”, in El Periódico:

The aspiration of Riyadh and Doha was to make Assad's Shiite regime fall and to replace it with a government dominated by the Sunnis.


xerraire

xerraire m or f (masculine and feminine plural xerraires)


xerraire

ca-noun

xerraire m or f by sense (plural xerraires)


xerraire

laughingthrush (any of various species of birds of the family Leiothrichidae, known for their garrulousness)


televident

televident m or f by sense (plural televidents)

Quan surt el Mago Pop, per exemple, els televidents pensem automàticament en quin tipus d'il·lusionisme o prestidigitació ens farà.

2017 January 30, “Sardana, 'striptease' i disgust de Cristina”, in El Periódico:


Villena

Uncertain. From either Latin Velliena (from Vellius+-ana. Proposed by Menéndez Pidál) or Arabic بِلْيَانَة (bilyāna) (proposed by Domene Verdú)

a habitational surname deriving from the city in Alicante


Vidal

From Latin vītālis (“vital; life-giving”).


iogui

Borrowed from Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin).


escura-xemeneies

escura-xemeneies m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of escura (“to clean”) + xemeneies (“chimneys”).


Pujol

desc

→ Spanish: Puyol, Pujol, ⇒ pujolismo, ⇒ pujolista


espieta

ca-noun

espieta m or f by sense (plural espietes)


Canut

From canut (“grey-haired”) as a nickname.


historicista

ca-adj

historicista m or f (masculine and feminine plural historicistes)

historicistes (feminine masculine plural)


historicista

ca-noun

historicista m or f by sense (plural historicistes)


Ripoll

→ English: Ripoll

→ French: Ripoll

→ Spanish: Ripoll

Likely from Latin rīvus pōpulōrum (“river of poplars”).


Pasqual

From Latin paschālis (“pertaining to Easter”), with influence from Vulgar Latin pascua.

a male given name, equivalent to English Pascal


Solsona

the capital city of Solsonès in the province of Lleida in Catalonia


Torralba

From torre + alba, from Latin turre alba.


Pou

English: Pou


tarasca

ca-adj

tarasca m or f (masculine and feminine plural tarasques)


tarasca

ca-noun

tarasca m or f by sense (plural tarasques)


narcotraficant

narcotraficant m or f by sense (plural narcotraficants)

Els Mossos d'Esquadra han detingut en una urbanització del Vendrell (Baix Penedès) un important narcotraficant vinculat a la màfia de la 'Ndrangheta, que estava fugit de la justícia italiana després d'haver sigut condemnat a 23 anys de presó.

2017 January 30, “Detingut al Vendrell un cap de la màfia calabresa”, in El Periódico:


parapentista

parapentista m or f by sense (plural parapentistes)


campista

campista m or f by sense (plural campistes)


Balmes

From balmes (plural of balma (“cavern”)).


trampista

trampista m or f by sense (plural trampistes)


Alcàntara

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).

bor+

اَلْقَنْطَرَة


mànager

ca-noun

mànager m or f by sense (plural mànagers)


taxidermista

taxidermista m or f by sense (plural taxidermistes)


discjòquei

discjòquei m or f by sense (plural discjòqueis)

Una pèrdua que s'ha solucionat ràpidament amb Feroz, un establiment que fa de l'elegància al plat i en l'interiorisme les seves senyes d'identitat, i que adorna amb una oferta que va més enllà, amb cocteleria i sessions de discjòquei en directe de dimecres a dissabte fins a les tres de la matinada.

2017 October 30, “Restaurant Feroz, elegància amb marxa”, in El Periódico:

A loss which was rapidly remedied with Feroz, an establishment which makes the symbols of its identity elegance in both cuisine and decor, and which augments this with an offering which goes further, with cocktails and live DJ sessions from Wednesday through Saturday until three in the morning.


anabaptista

ca-adj

anabaptista m or f (masculine and feminine plural anabaptistes)

anabaptistes (feminine masculine plural)


anabaptista

ca-noun

anabaptista m or f by sense (plural anabaptistes)


cupaire

ca-adj

cupaire m or f (masculine and feminine plural cupaires)

(relational) of the Popular Unity Candidacy, a Catalan political party


xueta

xueta m or f (masculine and feminine plural xuetes)


xueta

English: Xueta

Spanish: chueta


contrabaix

[ˌkɔn.tɾəˈβaʃ]

Ab tot, els més importants eran el contrabaix y l'armonium.

1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 47:

In all, the most important ones were the double bass and the harmonium.


contrabaix

ca-noun

contrabaix m or f by sense (plural contrabaixos)

[ˌkɔn.tɾəˈβaʃ]


quissoflauta

quissoflauta m or f by sense (plural quissoflautes)

Calque of Spanish perroflauta, from quisso (“dog”) + flauta (“flute”).

(colloquial) crusty (urban culture member)


fatxenda

ca-adj

fatxenda m or f (masculine and feminine plural fatxendes)


ploramiques

ca-noun

ploramiques m or f by sense (invariable)

From plorar (“to cry”), via a reconstructed diminutive verb *ploramicar. Accented as if a compound of plora (“cries”) + miques (“bits”).


escombriaire

escombriaire m or f by sense (plural escombriaires)

From escombrariaire (from escombraries + -aire) by means of haplology.


pixapí

pixapí m or f by sense (plural pixapins)

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“to piss”) + pi (“pine”). Singular form of pixapins.

ca-verb-obj

(derogatory) Alternative form of pixapins


somiatruites

ca-noun

somiatruites m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of somia (“to dream”) + truites (“omelettes”).

ca-verb-obj

Tenir fills va molt bé per deixar de ser un somiatruites: el clatellot de realitat és terrorífic.

2017, Jair Domínguez Torregrossa, Ets un merda, i ho saps, ARA LLIBRES, →ISBN:

Having kids is a good way to stop being a daydreamer: reality's blow to the head is horrible.


pocavergonya

ca-noun

pocavergonya m or f by sense (plural pocavergonyes)

From poca (“little”) + vergonya (“shame”).


pixapins

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“pisses”) + pins (“pines”). Supposedly coined in the 1960s to refer to urban tourists to the Costa Brava who, caught in long traffic queues back to the city, resorted to urinating in the local pine forests.


aixafaguitarres

ca-noun

aixafaguitarres m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of aixafa (“crushes”) + guitarres (“guitars”). From the idiom aixafar la guitarra (a algú).


rondinaire

ca-adj

rondinaire m or f (masculine and feminine plural rondinaires)


rondinaire

ca-noun

rondinaire m or f by sense (plural rondinaires)


hebraista

hebraista m or f by sense (plural hebraistes)


minaire

minaire m or f by sense (plural minaires)


elamita

ca-adj

elamita m or f (masculine and feminine plural elamites)


conserge

ca-noun

conserge m or f by sense (plural conserges)

Borrowed from French concierge, from Vulgar Latin cōnservius.


brutalista

ca-adj

brutalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural brutalistes)

Borrowed from English brutalist. Equivalent to brutal + -ista.


brutalista

ca-noun

brutalista m or f by sense (plural brutalistes)


contista

contista m or f by sense (plural contistes)


transhumanista

transhumanista m or f by sense (plural transhumanistes)


fauvista

ca-adj

fauvista m or f (masculine and feminine plural fauvistes)


fauvista

ca-noun

fauvista m or f by sense (plural fauvistes)


repòrter

repòrter m or f by sense (plural repòrters)

reporter (a journalist who investigates and reports)


bizantinista

bizantinista m or f by sense (plural bizantinistes)


metal·lurgista

metal·lurgista m or f by sense (plural metal·lurgistes)


apàtrida

apàtrida m or f by sense (plural apàtrides)

Borrowed from French apatride, from Byzantine Greek ἄπατρις (ápatris, “without country”).

noncog

Però, mentre que a Navorski els conflictes a l'Europa de l'Est l'havien convertit en un apàtrida als ulls de les autoritats dels EUA, Lewis, de 46 anys, és una turista amb passaport nord-americà retinguda a l'aeroport d'El Dorado (Bogotà, Colòmbia) per falta de diners per pagar-se un bitllet.

2017 January 4, “Una turista fa dos mesos que viu a l'aeroport de Bogotà”, in El Periódico:


capitost

ca-noun

capitost m or f by sense (plural capitosts or capitostos)

Borrowed from Latin caput hostis, from caput (“head”) + hostis (“army”).

Segons aquest diari, la policia creu que a Konya hi hauria 'Iusuf Hoca' ('Mestre Iusuf'), àlies del capitost de la cèl·lula de l'EI que suposadament va idear l'atac, reivindicat per aquest grup terrorista.

2017 January 4, “Turquia diu que té identificat l'autor de l'atemptat d'Istanbul”, in El Periódico:


buròcrata

buròcrata m or f by sense (plural buròcrates)


viquipedista

viquipedista m or f by sense (plural viquipedistes)


reialista

ca-adj

reialista m or f (masculine and feminine plural reialistes)


reialista

ca-noun

reialista m or f by sense (plural reialistes)


noucentista

noucentista m or f by sense (plural noucentistes)

From nou-cents (“nine hundred”) + -ista (“-ist”).


sahrauí

ca-adj

sahrauí m or f (masculine and feminine plural sahrauís)

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”), from صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).


sahrauí

ca-noun

sahrauí m or f by sense (plural sahrauís)


antifeixista

ca-adj

antifeixista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antifeixistes)

antifeixistes (feminine masculine plural)


antifeixista

ca-noun

antifeixista m or f by sense (plural antifeixistes)


egòlatra

egòlatra m or f by sense (plural egòlatres)

[əˈɣɔ.lə.tɾə]


moblista

moblista m or f by sense (plural moblistes)


tecnòcrata

tecnòcrata m or f by sense (plural tecnòcrates)


lletrista

lletrista m or f by sense (plural lletristes)


autòcrata

autòcrata m or f by sense (plural autòcrates)


colpista

colpista m or f by sense (plural colpistes)


encertant

encertant m or f by sense (plural encertants)


assagista

assagista m or f by sense (plural assagistes)


fatimita

ca-adj

fatimita m or f (masculine and feminine plural fatimites)


fatimita

ca-noun

fatimita m or f by sense (plural fatimites)


teòcrata

teòcrata m or f by sense (plural teòcrates)


sobiranista

ca-adj

sobiranista m or f (masculine and feminine plural sobiranistes)

sobiranistes (feminine masculine plural)


sobiranista

ca-noun

sobiranista m or f by sense (plural sobiranistes)


sensesostre

sensesostre m or f by sense (invariable)

From sense (“without”) + sostre (“ceiling”).

Però què diferencia els sensellar dels sensesostre? ¿Els necessitem tots dos? Doncs sí, perquè per als sociòlegs no són sinònims. Una llar és més que un sostre.

2018 May 26, Albert Pla Nualart, “Els sensesostre són només una part dels sensellar”, in Ara, Opinió:

But why differentiate the homeless from the unsheltered? Do we need both? Well yes, because for sociologists they are not synonyms. A home is more than a roof.


exetarra

exetarra m or f by sense (plural exetarres)

Aquests dies hi ha un estranyíssim debat sobre la participació d'exetarres a les llistes electorals de Bildu.

2023 May 19, Jordi Serrano, “Delictes de sang i la memòria de peix”, in Diari de Girona, Opinió:

These days there's a very strange debate over the participation of former ETA members in the electoral lists of Bildu.


hipòcrita

ca-adj

hipòcrita m or f (masculine and feminine plural hipòcrites)


hipòcrita

ca-noun

hipòcrita m or f by sense (plural hipòcrites)


majorista

majorista m or f by sense (plural majoristes)


acotxaneta

acotxaneta m or f by sense (plural acotxanetes)

(castells) a single casteller who surmounts the dosos and crowns the castell, in the place of both an acotxador and enxaneta


guixaire

guixaire m or f by sense (plural guixaires)

From guix + -aire. First attested in 1803.


fatxa

Borrowed from Spanish facha, shortening of Spanish fascista.


salvavides

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) + vides (“lives”).


Elies

an unknown-gender given name, equivalent to English Elijah


somniatruites

ca-noun

somniatruites m or f by sense (invariable)


rodamón

rodamón m or f by sense (plural rodamons)

Verb-object compound, composed of roda (“to turn, to circle”) + món (“world”).


escombracarrers

ca-noun

escombracarrers m or f by sense (uncountable)

Verb-object compound, composed of escombra (“to sweep”) + carrers (“streets”).

ca-verb-obj

És un escombracarrers, un flâneur, que s'apropia allò infim per crear sentit, i obre en l'espai ordinari del carrer una escletxa poètica.


dansaire

ca-noun

dansaire m or f by sense (plural dansaires)


segabosses

Verb-object compound, composed of sega (“to reap”) + bosses (“bags, purses”).

ca-verb-obj

bag snatcher, purse snatcher (a petty thief who chiefly steals handbags)


dèspota

ca-noun

dèspota m or f by sense (plural dèspotes)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”).


femellista

ca-adj

femellista m or f (masculine and feminine plural femellistes)

From femella (“female”) + -ista, by analogy with masclista.


femellista

ca-noun

femellista m or f by sense (plural femellistes)


bernat

From Bernat, in reference to Bernard of Clairvaux, the founder of the Cistercian Order.


pescaire

pescaire m or f by sense (plural pescaires)


pocatraça

pocatraça m or f by sense (plural pocatraces)


xava

Contràriament a la pel·lícula, la noia ni és ignorant ni parla xava.

1993, Quim Monzó, “Pigmalió”, in El perquè de tot plegat, Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, →ISBN, page 39:

Contrary to the movie, the girl is not ignorant nor does she speak xava.

Hispanicized Catalan spoken in parts of Barcelona


Giralt

a male given name from the Germanic languages.


ronsa

Deverbal from ronsar, variation of arronsar.


ronsejaire

ronsejaire m or f by sense (plural ronsejaires)


doneta

(derogatory) an effeminate man; pansy, sissy


baliga-balaga

baliga-balaga m or f by sense (plural baliga-balagues)


fresseta

fresseta m or f by sense (plural fressetes)


netejavidres

netejavidres m or f by sense (invariable)

[nəˌtɛ.ʒəˈβi.ðɾəs]

[nəˌtə.ʒəˈvi.ðɾəs]

Verb-object compound, composed of neteja (“to wash”) + vidres (“panes of glass”).


fanfàrria

ca-noun

fanfàrria m or f by sense (plural fanfàrries)

Borrowed from Spanish fanfarria, of expressive origin.


fanfàrria

fanfare, a flourish of trumpets or horns (accepted as such in DNV)


rebentapisos

rebentapisos m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of rebenta (“to burst, to break”) + pisos (“flats/apartments”).


espanyaportes

ca-noun

espanyaportes m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of espanya (“to break open”) + portes (“doors”).


torracollons

ca-noun

torracollons m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of torra (“to roast”) + collons (“balls, testicles”).

ca-verb-obj

(vulgar) pain in the arse, ballache (person)


picapedra

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“chops”) + pedra (“stone”).


mestretites

ca-noun

mestretites m or f by sense (invariable)

From mestre (“master”) + tites, plural of tita (“chickie; dick”).


caçamines

Verb-object compound, composed of caça (“to hunt”) + mines (“mines”).


penyista

ca-noun

penyista m or f by sense (plural penyistes)

Els penyistes i agrupacions taurines celebren aquest clima de “tranquil·litat” però lamenten les denúncies que continuen rebent en contra. Els animalistes neguen haver-se rendit.

2018 August 11, Marc Rovira, “Els correbous capegen la crispació”, in El País, retrieved 2021-08-06:


busca-raons

busca-raons m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of busca (“looks for”) + raons (“reasons”).


guàrdia civil

ca-noun

guàrdia civil m or f by sense (plural guàrdies civils)


guardaespatlles

guardaespatlles m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to protect”) + espatlles (“shoulders”).


bòfia

Inherited from Latin fovea (“hole”) via metathesis.


rondallaire

ca-noun

rondallaire m or f by sense (plural rondallaires)


golafre

golafre m or f by sense (plural golafres)

Probably related to gola (“throat”), but the exact derivation is unclear.


arrencaqueixals

arrencaqueixals m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of arrenca (“to rip out”) + queixals (“molars”).


preufetaire

ca-noun

preufetaire m or f by sense (plural preufetaires)

pieceworker (someone who works for a fixed price rather than being paid by the hour)


carrilaire

carrilaire m or f by sense (plural carrilaires)

Havia estat carrilaire de la Companyia del Nord, i feia el servei de revisor de la línia de Lleyda a Reus.

1921, Ramon Suriñach i Senties, El tresor dels pobres:

He had been a railway worker for the Companyia del Nord, working as a ticket inspector on the Lleida-Reus line.


mastegaparaules

mastegaparaules m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of mastega (“to chew”) + paraules (“word”).


multiculturalista

ca-adj

multiculturalista m or f (masculine and feminine plural multiculturalistes)

multiculturalistes (feminine masculine plural)


multiculturalista

ca-noun

multiculturalista m or f by sense (plural multiculturalistes)


sol·licitant d'asil

sol·licitant d'asil m or f by sense (plural sol·licitants d'asil)


subcontractista

subcontractista m or f by sense (plural subcontractistes)


guardabosc

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to protect”) + bosc (“woods”).


trinxeraire

ca-noun

trinxeraire m or f by sense (plural trinxeraires)

[tɾiɲ.ʃəˈɾaj.ɾə]


aleuta

ca-adj

aleuta m or f (masculine and feminine plural aleutes)

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word.


tinent coronel

ca-noun

tinent coronel m or f by sense (plural tinents coronels)


daixonses

(colloquial) thingy, thingamajig, whatchamacallit, whatshisname


ebenista

ebenista m or f by sense (plural ebenistes)


escurabutxaques

escurabutxaques m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of escura (“to clean out”) + butxaques (“pockets”).


escaquista

ca-noun

escaquista m or f by sense (plural escaquistes)


traga-sabres

traga-sabres m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) + sabres (“sabres”).


cagadubtes

Verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) + dubtes (“doubts”).

a person who has difficulty making up their mind


reintegracionista

ca-noun

reintegracionista m or f by sense (plural reintegracionistes)


perxista

perxista m or f by sense (plural perxistes)


esgarriacries

esgarriacries m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of esgarria (“to lead astray”) + cries (“baby animals”).


aixafaterrossos

ca-noun

aixafaterrossos m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of aixafa (“to crush”) + terrossos (“clods”).


esclafaterrossos

ca-noun

esclafaterrossos m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of esclafa (“to smash”) + terrossos (“clods”).


roda-soques

ca-noun

roda-soques m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of roda (“to turn, to circle”) + soques (“stumps”).


palatreca

ca-noun

palatreca m or f by sense (plural palatreques)


mil·lennista

mil·lennista m or f by sense (plural mil·lennistes)

Se’ls tracta infantilment, el mateix sistema té interès a fer-ho així, triomfa la manera desastrosa com els sacseja un capitalisme que ven hedonisme per tapar la seva naturalesa ‘cutre’, que diu que si no has triomfat a la vida és per culpa teva; estic en contra de disfressar el sistema: no té res de divertit ser mil·lennista.

2020 October 11, Carles Geli, quoting Marta Orriols, “Els curtcircuits de la monòtona vida quotidiana, segons Marta Orriols”, in El País:

millennial (member of the millennial generation)


abellaire

abellaire m or f by sense (plural abellaires)

[ə.βəˈʎaj.ɾə]


barrinaire

barrinaire m or f by sense (plural barrinaires)


punxadiscos

punxadiscos m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of punxa (“to puncture”) + discos (“records (musical)”).


escanya-rals

ca-noun

escanya-rals m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of escanya (“to choke, to strangle”) + rals (“reals (coins)”).


bòer

ca-adj

bòer m or f (masculine and feminine plural bòers)


joguinaire

ca-noun

joguinaire m or f by sense (plural joguinaires)


tsarista

ca-adj

tsarista m or f (masculine and feminine plural tsaristes)


tsarista

ca-noun

tsarista m or f by sense (plural tsaristes)


banyista

banyista m or f by sense (plural banyistes)


enterramorts

enterramorts m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of enterra (“to bury”) + morts (“dead people”).


plepa

nuisance, bother, annoyance (annoying person or thing)


reincident

ca-adj

reincident m or f (masculine and feminine plural reincidents)


reincident

ca-noun

reincident m or f by sense (plural reincidents)


xarrupallànties

xarrupallànties m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of xarrupa (“to suck”) + llànties (“lamps”).

ca-verb-obj

a pious person who spends the whole day in church


rosegaaltars

ca-noun

rosegaaltars m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of rosega (“to gnaw”) + altars (“altars”).


toquiota

ca-noun

toquiota m or f by sense (plural toquiotes)

Tokyoite (native or inhabitant of Tokyo)


giracamises

giracamises m or f by sense (plural giracamisesos)

Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn, to change”) + camises (“shirts”).

ca-verb-obj

(Tortosa) flip-flopper (person who easily changes allegiances or opinions)


escuterista

ca-noun

escuterista m or f by sense (plural escuteristes)


vistaire

vistaire m or f by sense (plural vistaires)


estiracordetes

estiracordetes m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) + cordetes (“small ropes”), from the diminutive of corda (“rope”).


Bernabeu

English: Bernabeu

French: Bernabeu

Spanish: Bernabéu

Valencian surname, derived from the Biblical name Barnabas.


bel·licista

ca-noun

bel·licista m or f by sense (plural bel·licistes)


escorxa-rosses

escorxa-rosses m or f by sense (invariable)

From escorxa (“skins”) + rosses (“nags, hacks”).

com

skinner (someone who skins animal carcasses)


parlotaire

ca-noun

parlotaire m or f by sense (plural parlotaires)

From parlaire (“talker”) + -ot (“[augmentative affix]”).

af

chatterbox, prattler (someone who talks just to talk)


parlaire

ca-noun

parlaire m or f by sense (plural parlaires)


planterista

planterista m or f by sense (plural planteristes)


pagafantes

pagafantes m or f by sense (plural pagafantesos)

Verb-object compound, composed of paga (“to pay”) + fantes (“Fantas”). Calque of Spanish pagafantas. Popularized in a 2009 film of the same name.

ca-verb-obj

Un pagafantes és el típic balòstia que, pensant que pot traure’n un benefici amatori, convida a Fantes o cubates als seus ligues....El País Valencià també és pagafantes amb la gent que ve a visitar la nostra terra.

2022 February 9, Vincent Pons, “Pagafantes”, in Nosaltres La Veu:

A nice guy is the typical wimp who, thinking to get some kind of romantic benefit, treats their pals to Fantas or Cuba libres....The Valencian Community is also a nice guy to the people who come to visit our land.

(Spain, slang) friend-zonee, nice guy, orbiter (someone stuck in the friend zone)


balòstia

ca-noun

balòstia m or f by sense (plural balòsties)

Un pagafantes és el típic balòstia que, pensant que pot traure'n un benefici amatori, convida a Fantes o cubates als seus ligues.

A nice guy is the typical wimp who, thinking to get some kind of romantic benefit, treats their pals to Fantas or Cuba libres.


plutòcrata

plutòcrata m or f by sense (plural plutòcrates)


cagacalces

Verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) + calces (“drawers, underpants”).


Macip

English: Macip


contrabaixista

ca-noun

contrabaixista m or f by sense (plural contrabaixistes)


Junyent

English: Junyent


terrissaire

terrissaire m or f by sense (plural terrissaires)


contralt

contralt m or f by sense (plural contralts)


Vendrell

Possibly from Latin Venerellus, diminutive of Venus.


Valls

The capital of Alt Camp, province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain


Moià

Inherited from Latin Modiānus, from the personal name Modius.


ballaruga

ballaruga m or f by sense (plural ballarugues)

[bə.ʎəˈɾu.ɣə]


setciències

setciències m or f by sense (invariable)

From set (“seven”) + ciències (“sciences”).


sociòpata

sociòpata m or f by sense (plural sociòpates)

Borrowed from English sociopath. Equivalent to socio- + -pata.


sensefeina

From sense (“without”) + feina (“work”).


ni-ni

Ellipsis of ni estudia ni treballa (“neither studies nor works”).


menfotista

ca-noun

menfotista m or f by sense (plural menfotistes)

From (se) me'n fot (“I don't give a damn, I couldn't care less”) + -ista (“-ist”). Compare French je-m’en-foutiste, Italian menefreghista.


rabassaire

ca-noun

rabassaire m or f by sense (plural rabassaires)


botzinaire

botzinaire m or f by sense (plural botzinaires)


retolista

retolista m or f by sense (plural retolistes)


fiduciant

fiduciant m or f by sense (plural fiduciants)


drapaire

drapaire m or f by sense (plural drapaires)

From drap (“rag”) + -aire. Compare Spanish trapero.


armilla groga

armilla groga m or f by sense (plural armilles grogues)

yellow vest (member of the French protest movement)


Canet

→ English: Canet

→ French: Canet

→ Spanish: Canet


Llorach

English: Llorach

French: Llorach

Spanish: Llorach


fotorealista

fotorealista m or f by sense (plural fotorealistes)


escolteta

escolteta m or f by sense (plural escoltetes)


festaire

festaire m or f by sense (plural festaires)


Tallaferro

Spanish: Tallaferro

Cognate with French Taillefer and Italian Tagliaferro.


Batlló

From Batlle + -ó, from batlle (“mayor”).


gàlata

ca-adj

gàlata m or f (masculine and feminine plural gàlates)

Learned borrowing from Latin Galata, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλᾰ́της (Gălắtēs), from Proto-Celtic.

Galatian (of, from or relating to Galatia)


gàlata

Galatian (native or inhabitant of Galatia)


verdulaire

ca-noun

verdulaire m or f by sense (plural verdulaires)

From verdura + -aire, with subsequent dissimilation.


purépetxa

ca-adj

purépetxa m or f (masculine and feminine plural purépetxes)

Borrowed from Purepecha P'urhépecha, via Spanish purépecha.


purépetxa

ca-noun

purépetxa m or f by sense (plural purépetxes)


rentacotxes

rentacotxes m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of renta (“washes”) + cotxes (“cars”).


rentacares

Verb-object compound, composed of renta (“washes”) + cares (“faces”).


cercatendències

ca-noun

cercatendències m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“seeks”) + tendències (“tendencies, trends”).


aquemènida

ca-adj

aquemènida m or f (masculine and feminine plural aquemènides)

From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμενίδης (Akhaimenídēs).


aquemènida

ca-noun

aquemènida m or f by sense (plural aquemènides)


sensepapers

sensepapers m or f by sense (invariable)

From sense (“without”) + papers (“papers”). Compare French sans-papiers.

undocumented immigrant
undocumented immigrant


osteòpata

osteòpata m or f by sense (plural osteòpates)


Queralt

From quer (“rock”) + alt (“high; tall”).


Pelicó

English: Pelico

Portuguese: Pélico

Spanish: Pelicó

Pelico: a surname transferred from the nickname


Masdevall

From mas (“farmhouse”) + de (“of”) + vall (“valley”).


asquenazita

ca-noun

asquenazita m or f by sense (plural asquenazites)

From Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז (ʾaškənaz) + -ita. The form asquenazita instead of expected *aixquenazita may be due to the influence of Spanish asquenazí.


bel·ligerant

ca-noun

bel·ligerant m or f by sense (plural bel·ligerants)

belligerent (a state or other armed participant in warfare)