os

Inherited from Old Catalan os, from Latin ossum, non-standard variant of os.


carp

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).


sang

Inherited from Old Catalan sang~sanch, from Vulgar Latin sanguem, alteration of Classical Latin sanguinem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Its gender could also be masculine in Old Catalan, as it was in Latin. Compare Occitan sang, French sang.


testicle

Borrowed from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis.


vagina

Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna. Doublet of beina.


barb

barbel (freshwater fish of the genus Barbus)


pus

Inherited from Old Catalan pus, from Latin post.


iris

Learned borrowing from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).


quim

Learned borrowing from Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).


mec

ca-adj

mec (feminine meca, masculine plural mecs, feminine plural meques)

meca (feminine)
mecs (masculine plural)
meques (feminine plural)

Unknown. First attested in the 14th century.


androgen

[ənˈdɾɔ.ʒən]


fel

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n.


frontal

From front + -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.


radi

Borrowed from Latin radius. Compare raig, an inherited doublet.


cama

Inherited from Late Latin gamba (“horse's hock”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “bend”). Doublet of gamba.


vaginal

ca-adj

vaginal m or f (masculine and feminine plural vaginals)


orina

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *aurīna, alteration of Latin ūrīna. Medieval Catalan also had a variant urina, matching the original Latin form.


polla

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pulla, feminine form of Latin pullus. Compare French poule, Spanish polla, Romanian pulă.


parietal

Borrowed from Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”).


nas

Inherited from Old Catalan nas, from Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.


cella

Inherited from Latin cilia, plural of cilium.


moc

Inherited from Latin mŭccus, an alternative form of mūcus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).


ris

Cognate with Italian riccio, making it a doublet of rínxol.


pota

From Vulgar Latin *pauta. First attested in 1371.

caminar a quatre potes

una taula de quatre potes


bava

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba, of infantile/nursery origin.

onomatopoeic

nursery


adrenalina

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


calavera

Tenia fama d'haver estat un calavera de fadrí.

2004, Fany Tur Riera, “6 de maig de 1838. Assassinat a ses Feixes" in Eivissa”, in Institut d'Estudis Eivissencs, number 41, page 38:

He had the reputation of having been a libertine bachelor.


tosa

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of tondre.

the time of sheepshearing, a traditional occasion for celebration


tondre

ca-verb

tondre (first-person singular present tonc, first-person singular preterite tonguí, past participle tos); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɔ/; (Valencia) /o/

tondre (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɔ (canonical)
/o/ (canonical)
tonc (first-person present singular)
tonguí (first-person preterite singular)
tos (participle past)
tondre (infinitive)
tonent (gerund)
tos (masculine participle past singular)
tosa (feminine participle past singular)
tosos (masculine participle past plural)
toses (feminine participle past plural)
tonc (first-person indicative present singular)
tons (indicative present second-person singular)
ton (indicative present singular third-person)
tonem (first-person indicative plural present)
toneu (indicative plural present second-person)
tonen (indicative plural present third-person)
tonia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
tonies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tonia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
toníem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
toníeu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
tonien (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tondré (first-person future indicative singular)
tondràs (future indicative second-person singular)
tondrà (future indicative singular third-person)
tondrem (first-person future indicative plural)
tondreu (future indicative plural second-person)
tondran (future indicative plural third-person)
tonguí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
tongueres (indicative preterite second-person singular)
tongué (indicative preterite singular third-person)
tonguérem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tonguéreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
tongueren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
tondria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
tondries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
tondria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
tondríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
tondríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
tondrien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
tongui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tonguis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tongui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tonguem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tongueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tonguin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tongués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tonguessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tongués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tonguéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tonguéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tonguessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ton (imperative second-person)
tongui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
tonguem (first-person imperative plural)
toneu (imperative plural second-person)
tonguin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no tonguis (imperative negative second-person)
no tongui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no tonguem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no tongueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no tonguin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tondĕre, variant of Latin tondēre. Cognate with French tondre.


tors

From Italian torso. Possibly a doublet of tros.


depilatori

ca-adj

depilatori (feminine depilatòria, masculine plural depilatoris, feminine plural depilatòries)

depilatòria (feminine)
depilatoris (masculine plural)
depilatòries (feminine plural)


panxa

panxa enlaire

in supine position, lying on one's back (an idiom, literally belly upward)


cabell

Inherited from Latin capillus. Compare Occitan cabel.


cua

Inherited from Vulgar Latin cōda, early monophthongized variant of Latin cauda. Compare Occitan coa, French queue, Spanish cola.


cervell

Inherited from Latin cerebellum (compare Occitan cervèl, French cerveau, Italian cervello), diminutive of cerebrum, from Proto-Italic *kerazrom, from a Proto-Indo-European form *ḱerh₂-s-ro, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head”). See also cerebel, which is a later re-borrowing.


llàgrima

Inherited from Latin lācrima (compare Occitan lagrema, French larme, Spanish lágrima), from Old Latin lacruma, dacrima, dacruma, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.


llet

Inherited from Old Catalan let, leyt f, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac n. First attested in the 14th century. Compare Occitan lach, lait.


trapezi

Borrowed from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion).


miopia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía).


immunoglobulina

ca-noun

immunoglobulina f (plural immunoglobulines)


columna vertebral

columna vertebral f (plural columnes vertebrals)


maluc

Variant of amaluc, from Arabic عَظْم الْحُقّ (ʕaẓm al-ḥuqq), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) and حُقّ (ḥuqq, “joint”).

der

عَظْم الْحُقّ

El nou sistema de talles mesurarà bust, cintura i maluc en relació amb l'altura.

2008 February 8, El Periódico de Catalunya:

The new system of sizes will measure bust, waist and hips in relation to height.


falange

Borrowed from Latin phalangem, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “battle order, array”). Cf. also the related palanca.


bíceps

Borrowed from Latin biceps (“double-headed”).


sinapsi

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”).


os pisiforme

ca-noun

os pisiforme m (plural ossos pisiformes)


doga

Inherited from Late Latin doga (“vat”), from Ancient Greek δοχή (dokhḗ).


fisonomia

Borrowed from Late Latin physiognōmia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμίᾱ (phusiognōmíā).


arruga

Ja li han sortit arrugues a la cara.

Wrinkles have already appeared on his/her face.


úvula

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of Latin ūva (“grape”).


clavícula

Borrowed from Latin clavicula. Compare the inherited doublet clavilla.


bíceps braquial

ca-noun

bíceps braquial m (plural bíceps braquials)


tríceps

Learned borrowing from Latin trīceps (“triple-headed”).


tríceps braquial

ca-noun

tríceps braquial m (plural tríceps braquials)


vesícula biliar

vesícula biliar f (plural vesícules biliars)


somrís

From Latin subrīsus, perfect passive participle of subrīdēre (“to smile”).


somriure

ca-verb

somriure (first-person singular present somric, first-person singular preterite somriguí, past participle somrigut)

somric (first-person present singular)
somriguí (first-person preterite singular)
somrigut (participle past)
somriure (infinitive)
somrient (gerund)
somrigut (masculine participle past singular)
somriguda (feminine participle past singular)
somriguts (masculine participle past plural)
somrigudes (feminine participle past plural)
somric (first-person indicative present singular)
somrius (indicative present second-person singular)
somriu (indicative present singular third-person)
somriem (first-person indicative plural present)
somrieu (indicative plural present second-person)
somriuen (indicative plural present third-person)
somreia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
somreies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
somreia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
somrèiem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
somrèieu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
somreien (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
somriuré (first-person future indicative singular)
somriuràs (future indicative second-person singular)
somriurà (future indicative singular third-person)
somriurem (first-person future indicative plural)
somriureu (future indicative plural second-person)
somriuran (future indicative plural third-person)
somriguí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
somrigueres (indicative preterite second-person singular)
somrigué (indicative preterite singular third-person)
somriguérem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
somriguéreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
somrigueren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
somriuria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
somriuries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
somriuria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
somriuríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
somriuríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
somriurien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
somrigui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
somriguis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
somrigui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
somriguem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
somrigueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
somriguin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
somrigués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
somriguessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
somrigués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
somriguéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
somriguéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
somriguessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
somriu (imperative second-person)
somrigui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
somriguem (first-person imperative plural)
somrieu (imperative plural second-person)
somriguin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no somriguis (imperative negative second-person)
no somrigui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no somriguem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no somrigueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no somriguin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Old Catalan somriure~sumriure, from Vulgar Latin *subrīdĕre, from Latin subrīdēre. Compare Occitan sorire.


tíbia

Borrowed from Latin tībia. Doublet of tija.


casc

casc antic


pulmó

Borrowed from Latin pulmōnem, from Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō. First attested in the 14th century.


quil

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “juice”).


galta

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gauta, *gabita, from Gaulish *gauta (“cheek”), from Proto-Celtic *gaba, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵebʰ-.


ronyó

Inherited from Old Catalan renyó~ronyó, from Vulgar Latin *rōniōnem~*rēniōnem, derived from Latin rēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“an internal part of the body”). Compare Occitan renhon, ronhon; French rognon, Spanish riñón.


trena

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *trēna, from Latin trīna (“triple”).


enemic

ca-adj

enemic (feminine enemiga, masculine plural enemics, feminine plural enemigues)

enemiga (feminine)
enemics (masculine plural)
enemigues (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin inimīcus. Compare Occitan enemic.


martell

Inherited from Old Catalan martell, from Late Latin martellus, itself a diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, or alternatively based on malleus. Compare Occitan martèl, French marteau, Portuguese martelo and Italian martello.


dentat

dentat (feminine dentada, masculine plural dentats, feminine plural dentades)

dentada (feminine)
dentats (masculine plural)
dentades (feminine plural)

(chiefly zoology, botany) dentate; having teeth


xampú

Borrowed from English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po, “to press, knead”), from Sanskrit चपयति (√cap, “to pound, kneed”).


còrnia

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cornea.


maixella

Inherited from Old Catalan maxella, from Latin maxilla. Compare Occitan maissèla, Spanish mejilla.


fíbula

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet sivella.


cabellera

[kə.βəˈʎe.ɾə]


pàncrees

Learned borrowing from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας (pánkreas).


sistema nerviós

ca-noun

sistema nerviós m (plural sistemes nerviosos)


mostatxo

From Italian mostaccio, probably borrowed via Spanish mostacho.


queixal del seny

queixal del seny m (plural queixals del seny)

[kəˈʃal ðəl ˈsɛɲ]

[kəˈʃal ðəl ˈsəɲ]


queixal

From queix (“lower maxillar”), from Vulgar Latin capseum (“box-like”), from capsa (“box”) and capsus (“wagon body”), or possibly directly from this last one.


atles

From Atles (“Atlas”), from Latin Ātlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).


esmalt

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin smaltum.


estrep

Probably from Frankish *streup, compare French étrier.


enclusa

Inherited from Latin incūdem, through a Vulgar Latin root *inclūdinem, through the influence of inclūdō or inclūsores. Compare Occitan enclutge, French enclume, Spanish yunque.


pòmul

Borrowed from Latin pomulum, diminutive of pōmum (“fruit”).


calcani

ca-adj

calcani (feminine calcània, masculine plural calcanis, feminine plural calcànies)

calcània (feminine)
calcanis (masculine plural)
calcànies (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin calcāneum. Cf. also the archaic doublet calcany.


metacarpià

metacarpià (feminine metacarpiana, masculine plural metacarpians, feminine plural metacarpianes)

metacarpiana (feminine)
metacarpians (masculine plural)
metacarpianes (feminine plural)


metatarsià

metatarsià (feminine metatarsiana, masculine plural metatarsians, feminine plural metatarsianes)

metatarsiana (feminine)
metatarsians (masculine plural)
metatarsianes (feminine plural)


cúbit

Borrowed from Latin cubitus (“elbow”). Doublet of colze.


depilar

ca-verb

depilar (first-person singular present depilo, first-person singular preterite depilí, past participle depilat)

depilo (first-person present singular)
depilí (first-person preterite singular)
depilat (participle past)
depilar (infinitive)
depilant (gerund)
depilat (masculine participle past singular)
depilada (feminine participle past singular)
depilats (masculine participle past plural)
depilades (feminine participle past plural)
depilo (first-person indicative present singular)
depiles (indicative present second-person singular)
depila (indicative present singular third-person)
depilem (first-person indicative plural present)
depileu (indicative plural present second-person)
depilen (indicative plural present third-person)
depilava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
depilaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
depilava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
depilàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
depilàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
depilaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
depilaré (first-person future indicative singular)
depilaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
depilarà (future indicative singular third-person)
depilarem (first-person future indicative plural)
depilareu (future indicative plural second-person)
depilaran (future indicative plural third-person)
depilí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
depilares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
depilà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
depilàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
depilàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
depilaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
depilaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
depilaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
depilaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
depilaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
depilaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
depilarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
depili (first-person present singular subjunctive)
depilis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
depili (present singular subjunctive third-person)
depilem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
depileu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
depilin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
depilés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
depilessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
depilés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
depiléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
depiléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
depilessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
depila (imperative second-person)
depili (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
depilem (first-person imperative plural)
depileu (imperative plural second-person)
depilin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no depilis (imperative negative second-person)
no depili (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no depilem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no depileu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no depilin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)


ruló

Borrowed from French rouleau (“roller”).


melsa

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miltiją, possibly through a Gothic *𐌼𐌹𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰 (*miltja). Compare Sicilian meusa.


lent de contacte

ca-noun

lent de contacte f (plural lents de contacte)


llentilla

Inherited from Old Catalan *lentiyla (plural attested as lentiyles), from Vulgar Latin *lenticla (compare Occitan lentilha, French lentille, Spanish lenteja), syncopated form of Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns. Compare lentícula, a borrowed doublet.


lentilla

Borrowed from French lentille. Doublet of lentícula and the inherited llentilla.


borni

ca-adj

borni (feminine bòrnia, masculine plural bornis, feminine plural bòrnies)

bòrnia (feminine)
bornis (masculine plural)
bòrnies (feminine plural)


eixugacabells

[əˌʃu.ɣə.kəˈβɛʎs]

[əˌʃu.ɣə.kəˈbəʎs]

Verb-object compound, composed of eixuga (“to dry”) + cabells (“hair”).


mànec

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).


expectorar

ca-verb

expectorar (first-person singular present expectoro, first-person singular preterite expectorí, past participle expectorat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

expectorar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
o (canonical)
expectoro (first-person present singular)
expectorí (first-person preterite singular)
expectorat (participle past)
expectorar (infinitive)
expectorant (gerund)
expectorat (masculine participle past singular)
expectorada (feminine participle past singular)
expectorats (masculine participle past plural)
expectorades (feminine participle past plural)
expectoro (first-person indicative present singular)
expectores (indicative present second-person singular)
expectora (indicative present singular third-person)
expectorem (first-person indicative plural present)
expectoreu (indicative plural present second-person)
expectoren (indicative plural present third-person)
expectorava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
expectoraves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
expectorava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
expectoràvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
expectoràveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
expectoraven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
expectoraré (first-person future indicative singular)
expectoraràs (future indicative second-person singular)
expectorarà (future indicative singular third-person)
expectorarem (first-person future indicative plural)
expectorareu (future indicative plural second-person)
expectoraran (future indicative plural third-person)
expectorí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
expectorares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
expectorà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
expectoràrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
expectoràreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
expectoraren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
expectoraria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
expectoraries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
expectoraria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
expectoraríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
expectoraríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
expectorarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
expectori (first-person present singular subjunctive)
expectoris (present second-person singular subjunctive)
expectori (present singular subjunctive third-person)
expectorem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
expectoreu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
expectorin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
expectorés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
expectoressis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
expectorés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
expectoréssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
expectoréssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
expectoressin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
expectora (imperative second-person)
expectori (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
expectorem (first-person imperative plural)
expectoreu (imperative plural second-person)
expectorin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no expectoris (imperative negative second-person)
no expectori (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no expectorem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no expectoreu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no expectorin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Learned borrowing from Latin expectorāre.

lbor

(transitive) to expectorate (to cough up fluid from the lungs)


rull

Inherited from Latin rotulus. Doublet of rotlle.


rull

ca-adj

rull (feminine rulla, masculine plural rulls, feminine plural rulles)

rulla (feminine)
rulls (masculine plural)
rulles (feminine plural)


miop

miop (feminine miopa, masculine plural miops, feminine plural miopes)

miopa (feminine)
miops (masculine plural)
miopes (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin myops, from Ancient Greek μύωψ (múōps).


ullal

From ull (“eye”), from their position under the eyes. Compare English eye tooth.


lleganya

sleep (substance found in the corners of the eyes)


clatell

Se’l veya córrer per la vila ab el barret al clatell, no adonantse de ningú, xiulant de baix en baix tonades tristes ò mormolant tot sol com si s’hagués tornat tarumba.

1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 65:

He was seen running around town with his hat in the back of his neck, unaware of anyone, softly whistling sad tunes or mumbling to himself as if dazed.


ganyota

En Batís va mirar el cel amb el casc a les mans. Feia una ganyota d'observació.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 9, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Batis looked at the sky with his helmet in his hands. He made an observational grimace.

A la ràdio, he sentit que si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes, s'acomplirà tot el que desitges, però em fa por provar-ho, fer ganyotes i que cap desig no es faci mai més realitat

2006, Sergi Pàmies, “Precisament parlàvem de tu”, in Si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes:


serrell

bang (hair that hangs down over the forehead)

forelock (lock of hair on the forehead of a horse)

the frayed edge of a well-worn piece of clothing


butllofa

No passava res i em vaig curar les butllofes de les mans, que m'havia fet quan collia brases, i les esgarrapades del coll, producte de les urpes assassines.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Nothing happened and I tended to the blisters on my hands, which I had incurred picking up embers, and to the scratches in my neck, caused by the murderous claws.


engonal

Inherited from Latin inguinālis, from inguen (“groin”). Doublet of inguinal, a learned borrowing.

Vaig agafar el Remington i vaig pegar-li amb la culata, fins que un cop especialment cruel, a l'engonal, va fer que es caragolés com un cuc.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 5, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

I grabbed the Remington and hit her with the butt, until an especially cruel blow, in the groin, had her writhing like a worm.


crepar

ca-verb

crepar (first-person singular present crepo, first-person singular preterite crepí, past participle crepat); root stress: (Valencia) /e/; (Central) /ɛ/

crepar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
e (canonical)
/ɛ/ (canonical)
crepo (first-person present singular)
crepí (first-person preterite singular)
crepat (participle past)
crepar (infinitive)
crepant (gerund)
crepat (masculine participle past singular)
crepada (feminine participle past singular)
crepats (masculine participle past plural)
crepades (feminine participle past plural)
crepo (first-person indicative present singular)
crepes (indicative present second-person singular)
crepa (indicative present singular third-person)
crepem (first-person indicative plural present)
crepeu (indicative plural present second-person)
crepen (indicative plural present third-person)
crepava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
crepaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
crepava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
crepàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
crepàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
crepaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
creparé (first-person future indicative singular)
creparàs (future indicative second-person singular)
creparà (future indicative singular third-person)
creparem (first-person future indicative plural)
crepareu (future indicative plural second-person)
creparan (future indicative plural third-person)
crepí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
crepares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
crepà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
crepàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
crepàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
creparen (indicative plural preterite third-person)
creparia (conditional first-person indicative singular)
creparies (conditional indicative second-person singular)
creparia (conditional indicative singular third-person)
creparíem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
creparíeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
creparien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
crepi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
crepis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
crepi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
crepem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
crepeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
crepin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
crepés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
crepessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
crepés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
crepéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
crepéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
crepessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
crepa (imperative second-person)
crepi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
crepem (first-person imperative plural)
crepeu (imperative plural second-person)
crepin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no crepis (imperative negative second-person)
no crepi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no crepem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no crepeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no crepin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive, Central, Valencia) to backcomb


monyo

(chiefly Valencia) head of hair; hairstyle


monoaminooxidasa

ca-noun

monoaminooxidasa f (plural monoaminooxidases)


urticària

Learned borrowing from New Latin urticāria.


llagrimejar

ca-verb

llagrimejar (first-person singular present llagrimejo, first-person singular preterite llagrimegí, past participle llagrimejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

llagrimejar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɛ (canonical)
/e/ (canonical)
/ə/ (canonical)
llagrimejo (first-person present singular)
llagrimegí (first-person preterite singular)
llagrimejat (participle past)
llagrimejar (infinitive)
llagrimejant (gerund)
llagrimejat (masculine participle past singular)
llagrimejada (feminine participle past singular)
llagrimejats (masculine participle past plural)
llagrimejades (feminine participle past plural)
llagrimejo (first-person indicative present singular)
llagrimeges (indicative present second-person singular)
llagrimeja (indicative present singular third-person)
llagrimegem (first-person indicative plural present)
llagrimegeu (indicative plural present second-person)
llagrimegen (indicative plural present third-person)
llagrimejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
llagrimejaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
llagrimejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
llagrimejàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
llagrimejàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
llagrimejaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
llagrimejaré (first-person future indicative singular)
llagrimejaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
llagrimejarà (future indicative singular third-person)
llagrimejarem (first-person future indicative plural)
llagrimejareu (future indicative plural second-person)
llagrimejaran (future indicative plural third-person)
llagrimegí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
llagrimejares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
llagrimejà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
llagrimejàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
llagrimejàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
llagrimejaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
llagrimejaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
llagrimejaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
llagrimejaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
llagrimejaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
llagrimejaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
llagrimejarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
llagrimegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
llagrimegis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
llagrimegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
llagrimegem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
llagrimegeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
llagrimegin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
llagrimegés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
llagrimegessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
llagrimegés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
llagrimegéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
llagrimegéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
llagrimegessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
llagrimeja (imperative second-person)
llagrimegi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
llagrimegem (first-person imperative plural)
llagrimegeu (imperative plural second-person)
llagrimegin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no llagrimegis (imperative negative second-person)
no llagrimegi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no llagrimegem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no llagrimegeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no llagrimegin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

[ʎə.ɣɾi.məˈʒa]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lacrimizāre. Derivable from llàgrima + -ejar.

inh+

(intransitive) to shed tears, water, weep


llosc

ca-adj

llosc (feminine llosca, masculine plural lloscs or lloscos, feminine plural llosques)

llosca (feminine)
lloscs (masculine plural)
lloscos (masculine plural)
llosques (feminine plural)


campaneta

(botany) a name given to various species of plants with campanulate flowers, particularly the bellflowers (Campanula sp.) and various species in the morning glory family

Abutilon theophrasti
Abutilon theophrasti#Translingual

(botany) velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)


entrecuix

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *intercoxium.


rínxol

Em vaig deixar el cabell llarg i vaig descobrir que tenia rínxols.

I let my hair grow long and I discovered that I have curls.


masclet

a cocktail typical of Reus in Tarragona, consisting of a mixture of red vermouth and Plim, a local banana-flavoured beverage


xoll

ca-adj

xoll (feminine xolla, masculine plural xolls, feminine plural xolles)

xolla (feminine)
xolls (masculine plural)
xolles (feminine plural)


xollar

ca-verb

xollar (first-person singular present xollo, first-person singular preterite xollí, past participle xollat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

xollar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
o (canonical)
xollo (first-person present singular)
xollí (first-person preterite singular)
xollat (participle past)
xollar (infinitive)
xollant (gerund)
xollat (masculine participle past singular)
xollada (feminine participle past singular)
xollats (masculine participle past plural)
xollades (feminine participle past plural)
xollo (first-person indicative present singular)
xolles (indicative present second-person singular)
xolla (indicative present singular third-person)
xollem (first-person indicative plural present)
xolleu (indicative plural present second-person)
xollen (indicative plural present third-person)
xollava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
xollaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
xollava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
xollàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
xollàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
xollaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
xollaré (first-person future indicative singular)
xollaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
xollarà (future indicative singular third-person)
xollarem (first-person future indicative plural)
xollareu (future indicative plural second-person)
xollaran (future indicative plural third-person)
xollí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
xollares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
xollà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
xollàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
xollàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
xollaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
xollaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
xollaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
xollaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
xollaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
xollaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
xollarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
xolli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
xollis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
xolli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
xollem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
xolleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
xollin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
xollés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
xollessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
xollés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
xolléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
xolléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
xollessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
xolla (imperative second-person)
xolli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
xollem (first-person imperative plural)
xolleu (imperative plural second-person)
xollin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no xollis (imperative negative second-person)
no xolli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no xollem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no xolleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no xollin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exsubīliāre, from īlia (“lower abdomen”).


lligacabells

[ˌʎi.ɣə.kəˈβɛʎs]

[ˌʎi.ɣə.kəˈbəʎs]

Verb-object compound, composed of lliga (“to tie”) + cabells (“hair”).


gandalla

From an obsolete *gandar or *gandir, from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan, “to wind”).


escopinada

No valer una escopinada.


durícia

Borrowed from Latin dūritia. Doublet of duresa.


bòfia

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


pasta de dents

ca-noun

pasta de dents f (plural pastes de dents)


clotet

El noi de Solsona, el dels clotets a les galtes i la veu profunda, surt a l'escenari de Can Massallera, a Sant Boi de Llobregat.

2013 April 3, Àngels Codina Relat, “Roger Mas a Can Massallera”, in Núvol:

The boy from Solosona, the one with dimples in his cheeks and the deep voice, takes the stage at Can Massallera in Sant Boi de Llobregat.


lentigen

Learned borrowing from Latin lentīginem (“lentil-shaped spot”).


lentigen senil

ca-noun

lentigen senil m (plural lentigens senils)

Literally, “senile lentigo”. Calque of Latin lentīgo senīlis.


astràgal

Learned borrowing from Latin astragalus.


urçol

Inherited from Latin hordeolus. Doublet of ordèol, a learned borrowing.


gargamelló

[ɡər.ɡə.məˈʎo]


llengüeta

[ʎəŋˈɡwɛ.tə]

[ʎəŋˈɡwə.tə]


gargamella

[ɡər.ɡəˈme.ʎə]


garganxó

[ɡər.ɡəɲˈʃo]

[ɡaɾ.ɣaɲˈt͡ʃo]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gargantiōnem, from garganta.


epicant

Learned borrowing from Latin epicanthus.


reveixí

Crematogaster scutellaris, a species of ant which forms nests in deadwood


pinçanàs

Calque of French pince-nez. By surface analysis, pinça (“pinches”) + nas (“nose”).


impetigen

Learned borrowing from Latin impetīginem.


cabellblanc

ca-adj

cabellblanc (feminine cabellblanca, masculine plural cabellblancs, feminine plural cabellblanques)

cabellblanca (feminine)
cabellblancs (masculine plural)
cabellblanques (feminine plural)

[kəˌβɛʎˈβlaŋ]


escabellar

ca-verb

escabellar (first-person singular present escabello, first-person singular preterite escabellí, past participle escabellat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

escabellar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɛ (canonical)
/e/ (canonical)
/ə/ (canonical)
escabello (first-person present singular)
escabellí (first-person preterite singular)
escabellat (participle past)
escabellar (infinitive)
escabellant (gerund)
escabellat (masculine participle past singular)
escabellada (feminine participle past singular)
escabellats (masculine participle past plural)
escabellades (feminine participle past plural)
escabello (first-person indicative present singular)
escabelles (indicative present second-person singular)
escabella (indicative present singular third-person)
escabellem (first-person indicative plural present)
escabelleu (indicative plural present second-person)
escabellen (indicative plural present third-person)
escabellava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
escabellaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
escabellava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
escabellàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
escabellàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
escabellaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
escabellaré (first-person future indicative singular)
escabellaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
escabellarà (future indicative singular third-person)
escabellarem (first-person future indicative plural)
escabellareu (future indicative plural second-person)
escabellaran (future indicative plural third-person)
escabellí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
escabellares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
escabellà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
escabellàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
escabellàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
escabellaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
escabellaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
escabellaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
escabellaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
escabellaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
escabellaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
escabellarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
escabelli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
escabellis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
escabelli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
escabellem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
escabelleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
escabellin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
escabellés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
escabellessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
escabellés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
escabelléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
escabelléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
escabellessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
escabella (imperative second-person)
escabelli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
escabellem (first-person imperative plural)
escabelleu (imperative plural second-person)
escabellin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no escabellis (imperative negative second-person)
no escabelli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no escabellem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no escabelleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no escabellin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

L'oncle Pius, que era molt alt i estava molt magre, portava els calçons arromangats i anava en camiseta, tot escabellat pel vent, i llançava i recollia l'ham sense a penes pescar cap peix.

Uncle Pius, who was very tall and very thin, used to go around in his undershirt with his pantlegs rolled up, hair all mussed by the wind, tossing and reeling in the hook without hardly ever catching any fish.

(transitive) to muss or tousel the hair of (someone), to dishevel


fulla d'afaitar

ca-noun

fulla d'afaitar f (plural fulles d'afaitar)


maquineta de tallar cabells

maquineta de tallar cabells f (plural maquinetes de tallar cabells)


maquineta d'afaitar

maquineta d'afaitar f (plural maquinetes d'afaitar)


pota de gall

Literally, “cock's foot”. Compare French pied-de-poule.


pèl-llarg

ca-adj

pèl-llarg (feminine pèl-llarga, masculine plural pèl-llargs, feminine plural pèl-llargues)

pèl-llarga (feminine)
pèl-llargs (masculine plural)
pèl-llargues (feminine plural)


esborronar

ca-verb

esborronar (first-person singular present esborrono, first-person singular preterite esborroní, past participle esborronat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

esborronar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
o (canonical)
esborrono (first-person present singular)
esborroní (first-person preterite singular)
esborronat (participle past)
esborronar (infinitive)
esborronant (gerund)
esborronat (masculine participle past singular)
esborronada (feminine participle past singular)
esborronats (masculine participle past plural)
esborronades (feminine participle past plural)
esborrono (first-person indicative present singular)
esborrones (indicative present second-person singular)
esborrona (indicative present singular third-person)
esborronem (first-person indicative plural present)
esborroneu (indicative plural present second-person)
esborronen (indicative plural present third-person)
esborronava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
esborronaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
esborronava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
esborronàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
esborronàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
esborronaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
esborronaré (first-person future indicative singular)
esborronaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
esborronarà (future indicative singular third-person)
esborronarem (first-person future indicative plural)
esborronareu (future indicative plural second-person)
esborronaran (future indicative plural third-person)
esborroní (first-person indicative preterite singular)
esborronares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
esborronà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
esborronàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
esborronàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
esborronaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
esborronaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
esborronaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
esborronaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
esborronaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
esborronaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
esborronarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
esborroni (first-person present singular subjunctive)
esborronis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
esborroni (present singular subjunctive third-person)
esborronem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
esborroneu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
esborronin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
esborronés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
esborronessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
esborronés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
esborronéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
esborronéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
esborronessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
esborrona (imperative second-person)
esborroni (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
esborronem (first-person imperative plural)
esborroneu (imperative plural second-person)
esborronin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no esborronis (imperative negative second-person)
no esborroni (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no esborronem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no esborroneu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no esborronin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive) to stand on end (of hair), to horripilate, to cause goose flesh


ullerós

ca-adj

ullerós (feminine ullerosa, masculine plural ullerosos, feminine plural ulleroses)

ullerosa (feminine)
ullerosos (masculine plural)
ulleroses (feminine plural)

baggy-eyed (having dark circles under the eyes)


repetell

pout (facial expression of one about to cry)


xerigot

Inherited from Old Catalan sirigot, sorigot, from the reconstructed protoform *sorikŏtto, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, possibly of Proto-Indo-European or Proto-Basque origin.


ull de vellut

[ˈuʎ ðə βəˈʎut]

[ˈuʎ ðə vəˈʎut]


pelleringa

[pə.ʎəˈɾiŋ.ɡə]

Variant form of pellerenca, from pell (“skin”).


pròtesi dental

ca-noun

pròtesi dental m (plural pròtesis dentals)


niell

From Latin nigellus, from niger (“black”).


sistema immunitari

sistema immunitari m (plural sistemes immunitaris)


barbaflorit

ca-adj

barbaflorit (feminine barbaflorida, masculine plural barbaflorits, feminine plural barbaflorides)

barbaflorida (feminine)
barbaflorits (masculine plural)
barbaflorides (feminine plural)

From barba + florit, literally “flowery-bearded”.


barbagrís

ca-adj

barbagrís (feminine barbagrisa, masculine plural barbagrisos, feminine plural barbagrises)

barbagrisa (feminine)
barbagrisos (masculine plural)
barbagrises (feminine plural)


barbapunyent

barbapunyent m or f (masculine and feminine plural barbapunyents)

barbapunyents (feminine masculine plural)

From barba (“beard”) + punyent (“pointed”).


barbanegre

barbanegre (feminine barbanegra, masculine and feminine plural barbanegres)

barbanegra (feminine)
barbanegres (feminine masculine plural)


pessic

Mediterranean shamefaced crab (Calappa granulata)