cartejar

ca-verb

cartejar (first-person singular present cartejo, first-person singular preterite cartegí, past participle cartejat)

cartejo (first-person present singular)
cartegí (first-person preterite singular)
cartejat (participle past)
cartejar (infinitive)
cartejant (gerund)
cartejat (masculine participle past singular)
cartejada (feminine participle past singular)
cartejats (masculine participle past plural)
cartejades (feminine participle past plural)
cartejo (first-person indicative present singular)
carteges (indicative present second-person singular)
carteja (indicative present singular third-person)
cartegem (first-person indicative plural present)
cartegeu (indicative plural present second-person)
cartegen (indicative plural present third-person)
cartejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cartejaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cartejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cartejàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cartejàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cartejaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cartejaré (first-person future indicative singular)
cartejaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
cartejarà (future indicative singular third-person)
cartejarem (first-person future indicative plural)
cartejareu (future indicative plural second-person)
cartejaran (future indicative plural third-person)
cartegí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
cartejares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cartejà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cartejàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cartejàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
cartejaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cartejaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
cartejaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cartejaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cartejaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cartejaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
cartejarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cartegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cartegis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cartegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cartegem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cartegeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cartegin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cartegés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cartegessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cartegés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cartegéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cartegéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cartegessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
carteja (imperative second-person)
cartegi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
cartegem (first-person imperative plural)
cartegeu (imperative plural second-person)
cartegin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no cartegis (imperative negative second-person)
no cartegi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no cartegem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no cartegeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no cartegin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive, archaic) to leaf through, to skim


carteig

De sobte, després d'un carteig esbojarrat i d'algunes entrevistes tingudes amb ella amb motiu d'una estada seva a Barcelona, l'un i l'altre vam deixar d'interessar-nos.

1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:

Suddenly, after a lively correspondence and some interviews held with her with the aim of having her come to stay in Barcelona, we lost interest in each other.

correspondence (an exchange of letters, or the letters exchanged)


arrossegar els peus

arrossegar els peus (first-person singular present arrossego els peus, first-person singular preterite arrosseguí els peus, past participle arrossegat els peus)

arrossego els peus (first-person present singular)
arrosseguí els peus (first-person preterite singular)
arrossegat els peus (participle past)
arrossegar els peus (infinitive)
arrossegant els peus (gerund)
arrossegat els peus (masculine participle past singular)
arrossegada els peus (feminine participle past singular)
arrossegats els peus (masculine participle past plural)
arrossegades els peus (feminine participle past plural)
arrossego els peus (first-person indicative present singular)
arrossegues els peus (indicative present second-person singular)
arrossega els peus (indicative present singular third-person)
arrosseguem els peus (first-person indicative plural present)
arrossegueu els peus (indicative plural present second-person)
arrosseguen els peus (indicative plural present third-person)
arrossegava els peus (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrossegaves els peus (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arrossegava els peus (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arrossegàvem els peus (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arrossegàveu els peus (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrossegaven els peus (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arrossegaré els peus (first-person future indicative singular)
arrossegaràs els peus (future indicative second-person singular)
arrossegarà els peus (future indicative singular third-person)
arrossegarem els peus (first-person future indicative plural)
arrossegareu els peus (future indicative plural second-person)
arrossegaran els peus (future indicative plural third-person)
arrosseguí els peus (first-person indicative preterite singular)
arrossegares els peus (indicative preterite second-person singular)
arrossegà els peus (indicative preterite singular third-person)
arrossegàrem els peus (first-person indicative plural preterite)
arrossegàreu els peus (indicative plural preterite second-person)
arrossegaren els peus (indicative plural preterite third-person)
arrossegaria els peus (conditional first-person indicative singular)
arrossegaries els peus (conditional indicative second-person singular)
arrossegaria els peus (conditional indicative singular third-person)
arrossegaríem els peus (conditional first-person indicative plural)
arrossegaríeu els peus (conditional indicative plural second-person)
arrossegarien els peus (conditional indicative plural third-person)
arrossegui els peus (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arrosseguis els peus (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arrossegui els peus (present singular subjunctive third-person)
arrosseguem els peus (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arrossegueu els peus (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrosseguin els peus (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arrossegués els peus (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrosseguessis els peus (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arrossegués els peus (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arrosseguéssim els peus (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrosseguéssiu els peus (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrosseguessin els peus (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arrossega els peus (imperative second-person)
arrossegui els peus (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
arrosseguem els peus (first-person imperative plural)
arrossegueu els peus (imperative plural second-person)
arrosseguin els peus (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no arrosseguis els peus (imperative negative second-person)
no arrossegui els peus (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no arrosseguem els peus (first-person imperative negative plural)
no arrossegueu els peus (imperative negative plural second-person)
no arrosseguin els peus (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

to shuffle (walk without lifting one's feet)


assilvestrat

ca-adj

assilvestrat (feminine assilvestrada, masculine plural assilvestrats, feminine plural assilvestrades)

assilvestrada (feminine)
assilvestrats (masculine plural)
assilvestrades (feminine plural)


fadrinot

(Valencia) bachelor (an unmarried adult male)


fadrí

ca-noun

fadrí m (plural fadrins, feminine fadrina)

Probably Vulgar Latin *fratrīnus, diminutive of frater (“brother”).


glacejar

ca-verb

glacejar (first-person singular present glacejo, first-person singular preterite glacegí, past participle glacejat)

glacejo (first-person present singular)
glacegí (first-person preterite singular)
glacejat (participle past)
glacejar (infinitive)
glacejant (gerund)
glacejat (masculine participle past singular)
glacejada (feminine participle past singular)
glacejats (masculine participle past plural)
glacejades (feminine participle past plural)
glacejo (first-person indicative present singular)
glaceges (indicative present second-person singular)
glaceja (indicative present singular third-person)
glacegem (first-person indicative plural present)
glacegeu (indicative plural present second-person)
glacegen (indicative plural present third-person)
glacejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
glacejaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
glacejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
glacejàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
glacejàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
glacejaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
glacejaré (first-person future indicative singular)
glacejaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
glacejarà (future indicative singular third-person)
glacejarem (first-person future indicative plural)
glacejareu (future indicative plural second-person)
glacejaran (future indicative plural third-person)
glacegí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
glacejares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
glacejà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
glacejàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
glacejàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
glacejaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
glacejaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
glacejaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
glacejaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
glacejaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
glacejaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
glacejarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
glacegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
glacegis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
glacegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
glacegem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
glacegeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
glacegin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
glacegés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
glacegessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
glacegés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
glacegéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
glacegéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
glacegessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
glaceja (imperative second-person)
glacegi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
glacegem (first-person imperative plural)
glacegeu (imperative plural second-person)
glacegin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no glacegis (imperative negative second-person)
no glacegi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no glacegem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no glacegeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no glacegin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

From glaça + -ejar. Calque of Spanish glasear.

dònuts glacejats


reptació

From Latin rēptātio, from rēptō (“I crawl”).


capçana

(Balearic, Alghero, Valencia) coaster, trivet (round pad used to set hot cookware on)


guàrdia suïssa

ca-noun

guàrdia suïssa f (plural guàrdies suïsses)


llista electoral

llista electoral f (plural llistes electorals)


Exèrcit Republicà Irlandès

Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Army


fenià

Fenian (member of the Fenian Brotherhood)


llana de vidre

llana de vidre f (plural llanes de vidre)


fibra de vidre

fibra de vidre f (plural fibres de vidre)


projecció cartogràfica

projecció cartogràfica f (plural projeccions cartogràfiques)


partícula carregada

partícula carregada f (plural partícules carregades)


desfibril·lació

desfibril·lació f (plural desfibril·lacions)


robapàgines

Verb-object compound, composed of roba (“robs”) + pàgines (“pages”).


aborigen australià

ca-noun

aborigen australià m (plural aborígens australians, feminine aborigen australiana)

aborígens australians (plural)
aborigen australiana (feminine)


cor-robat

ca-adj

cor-robat (feminine cor-robada, masculine plural cor-robats, feminine plural cor-robades)

cor-robada (feminine)
cor-robats (masculine plural)
cor-robades (feminine plural)

Quan va arribar el dia de veure el quadre a través de l'ordinador, va quedar cor-robada de la bellesa que li va transmetre.

2021 July 7, Joan Guerola, “L'hora que veus és l'hora que vius 8”, in Diari La Veu, Opinions:

When the day arrived to see the picture through the computer, she was left captivated by the beauty that it transmitted to her.


estorac

From Latin storax, styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax).

benzoin (resin obtained from shrubs in the genus Styrax)


frescós

frescós (feminine frescosa, masculine plural frescosos, feminine plural frescoses)

frescosa (feminine)
frescosos (masculine plural)
frescoses (feminine plural)


acèfal

acèfal (feminine acèfala, masculine plural acèfals, feminine plural acèfales)

acèfala (feminine)
acèfals (masculine plural)
acèfales (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin acephalus, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos).


brullar

ca-verb

brullar (first-person singular present brullo, first-person singular preterite brullí, past participle brullat)

brullo (first-person present singular)
brullí (first-person preterite singular)
brullat (participle past)
brullar (infinitive)
brullant (gerund)
brullat (masculine participle past singular)
brullada (feminine participle past singular)
brullats (masculine participle past plural)
brullades (feminine participle past plural)
brullo (first-person indicative present singular)
brulles (indicative present second-person singular)
brulla (indicative present singular third-person)
brullem (first-person indicative plural present)
brulleu (indicative plural present second-person)
brullen (indicative plural present third-person)
brullava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
brullaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
brullava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
brullàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
brullàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
brullaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
brullaré (first-person future indicative singular)
brullaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
brullarà (future indicative singular third-person)
brullarem (first-person future indicative plural)
brullareu (future indicative plural second-person)
brullaran (future indicative plural third-person)
brullí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
brullares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
brullà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
brullàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
brullàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
brullaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
brullaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
brullaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
brullaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
brullaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
brullaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
brullarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
brulli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
brullis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
brulli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
brullem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
brulleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
brullin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
brullés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
brullessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
brullés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
brulléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
brulléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
brullessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
brulla (imperative second-person)
brulli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
brullem (first-person imperative plural)
brulleu (imperative plural second-person)
brullin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no brullis (imperative negative second-person)
no brulli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no brullem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no brulleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no brullin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Variation of brollar, from Inherited from Vulgar Latin *broglāre.


peüllar

peüllar (first-person singular present peüllo, first-person singular preterite peüllí, past participle peüllat)

peüllo (first-person present singular)
peüllí (first-person preterite singular)
peüllat (participle past)
peüllar (infinitive)
peüllant (gerund)
peüllat (masculine participle past singular)
peüllada (feminine participle past singular)
peüllats (masculine participle past plural)
peüllades (feminine participle past plural)
peüllo (first-person indicative present singular)
peülles (indicative present second-person singular)
peülla (indicative present singular third-person)
peüllem (first-person indicative plural present)
peülleu (indicative plural present second-person)
peüllen (indicative plural present third-person)
peüllava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
peüllaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
peüllava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
peüllàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
peüllàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
peüllaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
peüllaré (first-person future indicative singular)
peüllaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
peüllarà (future indicative singular third-person)
peüllarem (first-person future indicative plural)
peüllareu (future indicative plural second-person)
peüllaran (future indicative plural third-person)
peüllí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
peüllares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
peüllà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
peüllàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
peüllàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
peüllaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
peüllaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
peüllaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
peüllaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
peüllaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
peüllaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
peüllarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
peülli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
peüllis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
peülli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
peüllem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
peülleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
peüllin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
peüllés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
peüllessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
peüllés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
peülléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
peülléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
peüllessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
peülla (imperative second-person)
peülli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
peüllem (first-person imperative plural)
peülleu (imperative plural second-person)
peüllin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no peüllis (imperative negative second-person)
no peülli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no peüllem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no peülleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no peüllin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(agriculture, intransitive) to sprout (of grains)


ocelleria

birdshop (shop that sells live birds and often other small pets)


sopa juliana

A soup made with dame's rocket and other finely-chopped green vegetables.


a la juliana

ceba tallada a la juliana


encebador

ca-noun

encebador m (plural encebadors, feminine encebadora)

encebadors (plural)
encebadora (feminine)

(genetics) primer (molecule required for replication of DNA)


blanenc

ca-adj

blanenc (feminine blanenca, masculine plural blanencs, feminine plural blanenques)

blanenca (feminine)
blanencs (masculine plural)
blanenques (feminine plural)


cerveser

cerveser (feminine cervesera, masculine plural cervesers, feminine plural cerveseres)

cervesera (feminine)
cervesers (masculine plural)
cerveseres (feminine plural)

La companyia cervesera blanenca Marina Costa Brava ha estat reconeguda amb el Premi de Plata al Barcelona Beer Challenge.

The Blanes beer company Marina Costa Brava has been recognised with the Silver Medal at the Barcelona Beer Challenge.


Guerra dels Trenta Anys

[ˈɡɛ.rə ðəls ˈtɾɛn.tə ˈaɲs]

[ˈɡɛ.rə ðəls ˈtɾən.tə ˈaɲs]


Guerra Freda

[ˈɡɛ.rə ˈfɾɛ.ðə]

[ˈɡɛ.rə ˈfɾə.ðə]


dialèctic

dialèctic (feminine dialèctica, masculine plural dialèctics, feminine plural dialèctiques)

dialèctica (feminine)
dialèctics (masculine plural)
dialèctiques (feminine plural)


urna cinerària

ca-noun

urna cinerària f (plural urnes cineràries)


cendrós

ca-adj

cendrós (feminine cendrosa, masculine plural cendrosos, feminine plural cendroses)

cendrosa (feminine)
cendrosos (masculine plural)
cendroses (feminine plural)


cendrosa

Person or institution forced to assume a humiliating role.

Es coneix amb altres noms com oïdi o cendrosa (a causa del color grisenc que tenen els grans afectats).

2020, Nil Barceló, Tornar a pagès: manual pràctic d'horticultura:

It is known by other names such as oidium or powdery mildew (on account of the greyish colour which the affected grapes have).


barbaflorit

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

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

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


copel·la

Borrowed from French coupelle. Doublet of cospell and cognate with English cupel.


cendrosenc

ca-adj

cendrosenc (feminine cendrosenca, masculine plural cendrosencs, feminine plural cendrosenques)

cendrosenca (feminine)
cendrosencs (masculine plural)
cendrosenques (feminine plural)

La llum aquí té una qualitat veneciana, verdosament metal·litzada, cendrosenca.

1979 January 15, Joan Barril i Cuixart, “La má oberta d'Agustí Montal”, in L'hora, volume 1, number 15, page 20:

The light here has a Venetian quality, greenishly-metalicised, ash-tinted.


barbagrís

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

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


copel·lar

ca-verb

copel·lar (first-person singular present copel·lo, first-person singular preterite copel·lí, past participle copel·lat)

copel·lo (first-person present singular)
copel·lí (first-person preterite singular)
copel·lat (participle past)
copel·lar (infinitive)
copel·lant (gerund)
copel·lat (masculine participle past singular)
copel·lada (feminine participle past singular)
copel·lats (masculine participle past plural)
copel·lades (feminine participle past plural)
copel·lo (first-person indicative present singular)
copel·les (indicative present second-person singular)
copel·la (indicative present singular third-person)
copel·lem (first-person indicative plural present)
copel·leu (indicative plural present second-person)
copel·len (indicative plural present third-person)
copel·lava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
copel·laves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
copel·lava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
copel·làvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
copel·làveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
copel·laven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
copel·laré (first-person future indicative singular)
copel·laràs (future indicative second-person singular)
copel·larà (future indicative singular third-person)
copel·larem (first-person future indicative plural)
copel·lareu (future indicative plural second-person)
copel·laran (future indicative plural third-person)
copel·lí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
copel·lares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
copel·là (indicative preterite singular third-person)
copel·làrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
copel·làreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
copel·laren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
copel·laria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
copel·laries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
copel·laria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
copel·laríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
copel·laríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
copel·larien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
copel·li (first-person present singular subjunctive)
copel·lis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
copel·li (present singular subjunctive third-person)
copel·lem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
copel·leu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
copel·lin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
copel·lés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
copel·lessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
copel·lés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
copel·léssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
copel·léssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
copel·lessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
copel·la (imperative second-person)
copel·li (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
copel·lem (first-person imperative plural)
copel·leu (imperative plural second-person)
copel·lin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no copel·lis (imperative negative second-person)
no copel·li (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no copel·lem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no copel·leu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no copel·lin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive) to cupel (refine or assay by means of a cupel)


barbapunyent

ca-adj

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)


bufacanyes

Verb-object compound, composed of bufa (“blows”) + canyes (“reed”).


pel·lúcid

ca-adj

pel·lúcid (feminine pel·lúcida, masculine plural pel·lúcids, feminine plural pel·lúcides)

pel·lúcida (feminine)
pel·lúcids (masculine plural)
pel·lúcides (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin pellūcidus.

(medicine) pellucid (perfectly transparent)


afrancesat

ca-noun

afrancesat m (plural afrancesats, feminine afrancesada)

afrancesats (plural)
afrancesada (feminine)

afrancesado (Iberian who supported the French during the Peninsular War)


sotacopa

From sota (“under”) + copa (“cup”). Possibly modeled on Italian sottocoppa or French soucoupe.


aixafapatates

Verb-object compound, composed of aixafa (“crushes”) + patates (“potatoes”).


Fons Monetari Internacional

International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund


sambra

zambra (a type of flamenco dance from Granada)


xambra

From French (robe de) chambre (“dressing gown”). Doublet of cambra.


estrenyecaps

Verb-object compound, composed of estrenye (“squeezes”) + caps (“heads”).


mamarratxo

ca-noun

mamarratxo m (plural mamarratxos, feminine mamarratxa)

mamarratxos (plural)
mamarratxa (feminine)

Borrowed from Spanish mamarracho, from earlier momarrache under the influence of mamar, itself from the earlier moharrache under the influence of momo (“funny face”), borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مهرج, ultimately from Arabic مُهَرِّج (muharrij).

(figurative) clown, buffoon (unserious person)


carnestoltesc

ca-adj

carnestoltesc (feminine carnestoltesca, masculine plural carnestoltescs or carnestoltescos, feminine plural carnestoltesques)

carnestoltesca (feminine)
carnestoltescs (masculine plural)
carnestoltescos (masculine plural)
carnestoltesques (feminine plural)

cançons carnestoltesques

Terrassa té una gran tradició carnestoltesca.


reminiscència

Borrowed from Late Latin reminīscentia (“remembrance”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“to remember”).


pal·li

Learned borrowing from Latin pallium (“cloak”).


salamanquès

ca-adj

salamanquès (feminine salamanquesa, masculine plural salamanquesos, feminine plural salamanqueses)

salamanquesa (feminine)
salamanquesos (masculine plural)
salamanqueses (feminine plural)


salamanquès

ca-noun

salamanquès m (plural salamanquesos, feminine salamanquesa)

salamanquesos (plural)
salamanquesa (feminine)


sospir de noia

sospir de noia m (plural sospirs de noia)


pet de monja

Literally, "nun's fart". Supposedly derived from earlier pit de monja "nun's breast", a reference to their shape.

A type of light cookie made of eggs creamed with sugar, flour, and lemon zest.


bunyol de vent

bunyol de vent m (plural bunyols de vent)


polsada

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


pessic

Mediterranean shamefaced crab (Calappa granulata)


biomèdic

ca-adj

biomèdic (feminine biomèdica, masculine plural biomèdics, feminine plural biomèdiques)

biomèdica (feminine)
biomèdics (masculine plural)
biomèdiques (feminine plural)