te

head

te (enclitic, contracted 't, proclitic et, contracted proclitic t')

't (contracted)
et (proclitic)
t' (contracted proclitic)
jo (first-person personal pronoun singular strong subjective)
mi (first-person personal pronoun singular strong subjective)
em (direct-object first-person objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
m’ (direct-object first-person objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-me (direct-object enclitic first-person objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’m (direct-object enclitic first-person objective personal pronoun singular weak)
em (first-person indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
m’ (first-person indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-me (enclitic first-person indirect-object objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’m (enclitic first-person indirect-object objective personal pronoun singular weak)
meu (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular)
nós (first-person formal majestic personal pronoun singular strong subjective)
ens (direct-object first-person formal majestic objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-nos (direct-object enclitic first-person formal majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’ns (direct-object enclitic first-person formal majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
ens (first-person formal indirect-object majestic objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-nos (enclitic first-person formal indirect-object majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’ns (enclitic first-person formal indirect-object majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
nostre (first-person formal majestic personal possessive pronoun singular)
tu (personal pronoun second-person singular strong subjective)
et (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
t’ (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-te (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
’t (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
et (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
t’ (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-te (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
’t (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
teu (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
vós (formal personal pronoun second-person singular strong subjective)
us (direct-object formal objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-vos (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
-us (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
us (formal indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-vos (enclitic formal indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
-us (enclitic formal indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
vostre (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
vostè (formal personal pronoun second-person singular strong subjective)
el (direct-object formal objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
l’ (direct-object formal objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-lo (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
’l (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
li (formal indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-li (enclitic formal indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
seu (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
ell (masculine personal pronoun singular strong subjective third-person)
el (direct-object masculine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
l’ (direct-object masculine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-lo (direct-object enclitic masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
’l (direct-object enclitic masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
li (indirect-object masculine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-li (enclitic indirect-object masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
seu (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
ella (feminine personal pronoun singular strong subjective third-person)
la (direct-object feminine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
l’ (direct-object feminine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-la (direct-object enclitic feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
li (feminine indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-li (enclitic feminine indirect-object objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
seu (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
ho (direct-object neuter objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-ho (direct-object enclitic neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
li (indirect-object neuter objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-li (enclitic indirect-object neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
seu (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
si (personal pronoun reflexive singular strong subjective third-person)
es (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
s’ (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
-se (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
’s (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
es (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
s’ (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
-se (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
’s (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
seu (personal possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
nosaltres (first-person personal plural pronoun)
ens (first-person personal plural proclitic pronoun)
-nos (enclitic first-person personal plural pronoun)
’ns (enclitic first-person personal plural pronoun)
nostre (first-person personal plural pronoun)
vosaltres (personal plural pronoun second-person)
us (personal plural proclitic pronoun second-person)
-vos (enclitic personal plural pronoun second-person)
-us (enclitic personal plural pronoun second-person)
vostre (personal plural pronoun second-person)
vostès (formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
els (formal personal plural proclitic pronoun second-person)
-los (enclitic formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
’ls (enclitic formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
seu (formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
ells (masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
els (masculine personal plural proclitic pronoun third-person)
-los (enclitic masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
’ls (enclitic masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
seu (masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
elles (feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
les (feminine personal plural proclitic pronoun third-person)
-les (enclitic feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
els (feminine personal plural proclitic pronoun third-person)
-los (enclitic feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
’ls (enclitic feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
seu (feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
si (personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
es (personal plural proclitic pronoun reflexive third-person)
s’ (personal plural proclitic pronoun reflexive third-person)
-se (enclitic personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
’s (enclitic personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
seu (personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
en (ablative genitive personal plural proclitic pronoun)
n’ (ablative genitive personal plural proclitic pronoun)
-ne (ablative enclitic genitive personal plural pronoun)
’n (ablative enclitic genitive personal plural pronoun)
hi (locative personal plural proclitic pronoun)
-hi (enclitic locative personal plural pronoun)


te

Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis#Translingual

tea; a light afternoon meal at which tea is commonly served


fruit

el fruit de les seves entranyes


salsa

Inherited from Old Catalan salsa, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, a noun based on the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), perfect passive participle of salīre, a verb based on sāl.


feta

Nominalization of the feminine singular past participle of fer.


feta

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).


nogat

Borrowed from Occitan nogat, from noga (“nut”).


fresa

inflection of fresar (“to mill (with a milling cutter)”):

third-person singular present indicative


mel

(archaic) Contraction of me el. (in medieval Catalan, nowadays written as me'l)


mona

Inherited from Latin munda, plural of mundum (“world”).

a round cake garnished with eggs (originally hard-boiled, now usually chocolate) eaten at Easter


ou

(Valencia, Northern Calatan) inflection of oir:

third-person singular present indicative


porc

Inherited from Old Catalan porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).


cardamom

Borrowed from Latin cardamōmum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον (kardámōmon).


flam

Borrowed from French flan, from Old French flaon. Doublet of flaó.


coca

→ English: coca

Borrowed from Old Dutch coca, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ, related to English cake.

(cooking) coca (pastry typically made and consumed in the Catalan-speaking areas)


caldera

Inherited from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”).

inh+

(Balearic) a type of fish or seafood soup


gust

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. First attested in the 14th century, it was possibly a semi-learned word or early borrowing; compare the sound changes in the inherited Occitan gost, Portuguese gosto, and French goût.

molt al gust borbònic


angula

Borrowed from Basque angula, from Latin anguilla. Doublet of anguila.


paloma

Inherited from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).

Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera#Translingual

a parasol mushroom, especially the highly edible Macrolepiota procera


rosbif

Borrowed from French rosbif, from English roast beef.


caramel

Borrowed from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus. Doublet of caramell.

caramel (sticky confection made by heating sugar)


veta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


pizzeria

From Italian pizzeria. By surface analysis, pizzer + -ia.


paella

→ Spanish: paella

From Old French paelle (“pan”), from Latin patella (“pan”). Compare Occitan paela.


neula

Inherited from Old Catalan neula, from Latin nebula, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Occitan nèbla, Portuguese névoa, Spanish niebla.


canapè

canapé (a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish)


comí

From Latin cumīnum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon).


pilota

From Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of pila. Compare French pelote, Spanish pelota.


crosta

Inherited from Latin crusta (“bark, crust, shell”) (compare Occitan crosta, French croûte, Spanish costra), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”). The /ɔ/ is unexpected and perhaps due to influence from other words with similar meanings.

inh+

crust (any hard surface layer; surface layer of most breads and pastries)


paladar

→ Sardinian: paladare (or from Spanish)

→ Sicilian: palataru (or from Spanish)

Inherited from Old Catalan paladar, from Vulgar Latin *palātārem, derived from Latin palātum.


mostarda

Probably borrowed from Occitan mostarda; compare French moutarde.


ensalada

From Northern Italian salada, salata (compare insalata), from Vulgar Latin *salāta, from *salāre, from sal (“salt”).


pernil

Borrowed from Aragonese pernil, from perna + -il.


ostra

Borrowed from Portuguese ostra, from Latin ostrea.


fuet

→ English: fuet

→ Spanish: fuet

whip (instrument used to make a sharp sound)


romer

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *rōmārius, a noun based on rōs (“dew”) + maris (“of the sea”), equivalent of Latin rōsmarīnus. Compare Spanish romero.

A l'atmosfera suraven fils d'humitat que es barrejaven amb els perfums silvestres de l'espígol i el romer.

1997, Andreu Carranza Font, Llibre de les set xibeques: La riuada, page 39:

In the atmosphere floated threads of moisture that mixed with the wild perfumes of lavender and rosemary.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(dialect) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


pijama

(cooking) a dessert consisting of ice cream, whipped cream, flan, and fruit in syrup


maó

From Maó, capital city of Menorca, where it is produced.

a type of Menorcan cheese made from cow's milk (Spanish mahón)


barbacoa

Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa.

barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food)

barbecue (meat that has been cooked in such an apparatus)


torró

desctree

→? Spanish: turrón
→ English: turron
→ French: touron

Uncertain. Either from:
* terró, derivative of terrós (“earthy”) (Coromines): see Occitan terroun, Neapolitan terrone.
* Latin torrēre.


costella

(figuratively) wife (from the tale of how Eve came to be Adam's wife)


estragó

Borrowed from French estragon, from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).

der

Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn)


girella

chireta (a sausage made from lamb tripe)


melassa

From mel + -assa. Compare French mélasse, Spanish melaza.


pollastre

→ Spanish: pollastre

Inherited from Latin pullaster, from pullus (“chicken”) + -aster (“wannabe”). Compare Occitan polastre.

Si el diumenge sobrava pollastre rostit, el dilluns o el dimarts per sopar croquetes de pollastre rostit.

If there was leftover roast chicken on Sunday, then for supper Monday or Tuesday roast chicken croquettes.


pebre

Inherited from Latin piperem, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.

pepper (a spice prepared from the dried berries of the pepper plant)


xucrut

Borrowed from French choucroute, from Alemannic German sürkrüt.


greix

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus (“thick”). Compare French graisse.


fonoll

Inherited from Old Catalan fenoll~fenoyll, from Late Latin fēnuculum, alteration of Latin fēniculum, diminutive of fēnum (“herb”). Compare Occitan fenolh, French fenouil, Spanish hinojo.


safrà

Borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).


malagueta

Aframomum melegueta
Aframomum melegueta#Translingual

grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)


romesco

From earlier romèscol, from *remescle, from Vulgar Latin *remisculus, from misculō (“mix”).


sopar

ca-verb

sopar (first-person singular present sopo, first-person singular preterite sopí, past participle sopat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

sopar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
o (canonical)
sopo (first-person present singular)
sopí (first-person preterite singular)
sopat (participle past)
sopar (infinitive)
sopant (gerund)
sopat (masculine participle past singular)
sopada (feminine participle past singular)
sopats (masculine participle past plural)
sopades (feminine participle past plural)
sopo (first-person indicative present singular)
sopes (indicative present second-person singular)
sopa (indicative present singular third-person)
sopem (first-person indicative plural present)
sopeu (indicative plural present second-person)
sopen (indicative plural present third-person)
sopava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sopaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sopava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sopàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sopàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sopaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
soparé (first-person future indicative singular)
soparàs (future indicative second-person singular)
soparà (future indicative singular third-person)
soparem (first-person future indicative plural)
sopareu (future indicative plural second-person)
soparan (future indicative plural third-person)
sopí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sopares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sopà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sopàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sopàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
soparen (indicative plural preterite third-person)
soparia (conditional first-person indicative singular)
soparies (conditional indicative second-person singular)
soparia (conditional indicative singular third-person)
soparíem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
soparíeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
soparien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
sopi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sopis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sopi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sopem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sopeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sopin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sopés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sopessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sopés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sopéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sopéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sopessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sopa (imperative second-person)
sopi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
sopem (first-person imperative plural)
sopeu (imperative plural second-person)
sopin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no sopis (imperative negative second-person)
no sopi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no sopem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no sopeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no sopin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

to dine, have dinner (have one's evening meal)


espagueti

Borrowed from Italian spaghetti, plural of spaghetto, diminutive form of spago (“cord, string”).


marron glacé

Borrowed from French marron glacé (literally “iced chestnut”).
A literal translation would be castanya glaçada.

bor+

marron glacé (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla)


bullabessa

Borrowed from French bouillabaisse, from Occitan bolhabaissa, possibly a compound of bolhir (“to boil”) + abaissar (“to lower [temperature]”). Compare bullir and abaixar.

affix

(also uncountable) bouillabaisse (fish soup from Provence)


bessó

ca-adj

bessó (feminine bessona, masculine plural bessons, feminine plural bessones)

bessona (feminine)
bessons (masculine plural)
bessones (feminine plural)

Of unknown origin. Suggestions have included Proto-Indo-European *bekione (“double, partner”), Latin *bissōne (“double”), and a pre-Roman *bikione related to Basque biki (“twin”), biko (“pair”), and bikun (“double”). Compare Franco-Provençal besson, Occitan besson and Piedmontese bësson

(botany, relational) of conjoined fruits that are usually separate


bessó

Probably from a semantic variation of ametlla bessona (“conjoined almond”).


esmorzar

ca-verb

esmorzar (first-person singular present esmorzo, first-person singular preterite esmorzí, past participle esmorzat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

esmorzar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
o (canonical)
esmorzo (first-person present singular)
esmorzí (first-person preterite singular)
esmorzat (participle past)
esmorzar (infinitive)
esmorzant (gerund)
esmorzat (masculine participle past singular)
esmorzada (feminine participle past singular)
esmorzats (masculine participle past plural)
esmorzades (feminine participle past plural)
esmorzo (first-person indicative present singular)
esmorzes (indicative present second-person singular)
esmorza (indicative present singular third-person)
esmorzem (first-person indicative plural present)
esmorzeu (indicative plural present second-person)
esmorzen (indicative plural present third-person)
esmorzava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
esmorzaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
esmorzava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
esmorzàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
esmorzàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
esmorzaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
esmorzaré (first-person future indicative singular)
esmorzaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
esmorzarà (future indicative singular third-person)
esmorzarem (first-person future indicative plural)
esmorzareu (future indicative plural second-person)
esmorzaran (future indicative plural third-person)
esmorzí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
esmorzares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
esmorzà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
esmorzàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
esmorzàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
esmorzaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
esmorzaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
esmorzaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
esmorzaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
esmorzaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
esmorzaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
esmorzarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
esmorzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
esmorzis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
esmorzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
esmorzem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
esmorzeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
esmorzin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
esmorzés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
esmorzessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
esmorzés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
esmorzéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
esmorzéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
esmorzessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
esmorza (imperative second-person)
esmorzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
esmorzem (first-person imperative plural)
esmorzeu (imperative plural second-person)
esmorzin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no esmorzis (imperative negative second-person)
no esmorzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no esmorzem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no esmorzeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no esmorzin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

From Vulgar Latin *admordium (“breakfast”), from Latin admordēre (“snack”), but taking a verbal form to complete the series esmorzar, dinar (“to lunch”), berenar (“to have an afternoon snack”), sopar (“to have supper”).


paloma blanca

ca-noun

paloma blanca f (plural palomes blanques)

From paloma (“parasol mushroom”) + blanca (“white”), so named because this variety has an unmarked white stem.

Chlorophyllum rhacodes
Wikispecies:Chlorophyllum rhacodes

the shaggy parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes, a highly edible mushroom)


palometa

From paloma + -eta (“diminutive suffix”).


rosca

Unknown. In the sense of "pastry", perhaps borrowed or at least influenced by Spanish rosca.


rosca

third-person singular present indicative


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)


amarg

ca-adj

amarg (feminine amarga, masculine plural amargs, feminine plural amargues)

amarga (feminine)
amargs (masculine plural)
amargues (feminine plural)

From Old Catalan amar (“bitter”) (from Latin amārus), modified by influence from the verb amargar. Compare Spanish amargo.


gingebre

[ʒiɲˈʒe.βɾə]

[ʒiɲˈʒe.bɾə]

Inherited from Old Catalan gingebre, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī.


ventresca

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ventrisca, from Latin venter (“belly”).

streaky bacon (bacon made from the belly of a hog)


capolat

capolat (feminine capolada, masculine plural capolats, feminine plural capolades)

capolada (feminine)
capolats (masculine plural)
capolades (feminine plural)


xoriço

(Valencia) giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea)


sandvitx

sandwich (especially on square slices of bread)


trinxat

a Catalan dish of cabbage, potato and pork, resembling bubble and squeak


botifarra

→ Spanish: butifarra

From Late Latin buttis (“cask, wineskin”).

(uncountable, card games) a Catalan card game

a Catalan hand gesture indicating disapproval


llibret

an escalope of ham for making cordon bleu


gustatori

gustatori (feminine gustatòria, masculine plural gustatoris, feminine plural gustatòries)

gustatòria (feminine)
gustatoris (masculine plural)
gustatòries (feminine plural)

Analogical formation on the basis of Latin gustātus.


pa amb tomàquet

→ Spanish: pan tumaca

a Catalonian dish consisting of a slice of bread soaked in tomato, seasoned with olive oil and salt


xarcuteria

charcuterie (meat market specialising in charcuterie)


canya

Inherited from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”). Compare Spanish caña.

També fem coca dolça i pastes, com ara madalenes, croissants, canyes de xocolata i crema.

We also make cakes and pastries, such as madeleines, croissants, chocolate croissants, and napoleons.

a type of a pastry with a sweet or savoury filling


redort

Inherited from Latin retortus (“twisted”).


orellana

(Balearic) a sweetened strip of fried dough


truita de patates

ca-noun

truita de patates f (plural truites de patates)


hidromel

Learned borrowing from Latin hydromel(i).


empedrat

a Catalan dish consisting of cod and beans and other ingredients


escudella

Inherited from Latin scutella (compare Occitan escudèla, French écuelle, Spanish escudilla, Italian scodella), diminutive of scutra.

a traditional Catalan soup consisting of a meatball (pilota) and vegetables


reescalfat

ca-adj

reescalfat (feminine reescalfada, masculine plural reescalfats, feminine plural reescalfades)

reescalfada (feminine)
reescalfats (masculine plural)
reescalfades (feminine plural)


allioli

→ Spanish: alioli

From all (“garlic”) + i (“and”) + oli (“oil”).


entrecot

Borrowed from French entrecôte, compound of entre (“between”) + côte (“rib”).


alcaravia

Borrowed from Arabic الكَرَاوِيَا (al-karāwiyā).

bor+

الكَرَاوِيَا


ensaïmada

From en- + saïm (“lard”) + -ada, literally “enlarded”.


sobrassada

sobrassada (a type of sausage from the Balearic Islands)


tonya

Inherited from Late Latin tunna. Doublet of tona.

a type of sweet bun similar to a brioche


arengada

[ə.ɾəŋˈɡa.ðə]


braç de gitano

ca-noun

braç de gitano m (plural braços de gitano)

Aquest braç de gitano és de dos gustos: nata i, per l'altra banda, trufa, que és el més bo.

This Swiss roll comes in two flavours: cream, and on the other hand, chocolate truffle, which is the better one.


fideu

Via Mozarabic from Andalusian Arabic فِدَاوِش (fidāwiš). Compare Spanish fideo.


anxova

→ Spanish: anjova

Borrowed from Spanish anchova, from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”).


espineta

(Tarragona) dark meat from the neck of tuna


trufada

Borrowed from Occitan trufada, from trufa (“potato”).


xauarma

Borrowed from Arabic شَاوَرْمَا (šāwarmā), شَاوِرْمَا (šāwirmā), from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه (çevirme, “spinning, rotating”).

der

shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)


formatge de tupí

a fermented cheese, traditionally eaten in Catalonia


xuixo

a pointed stick formerly wielded by night watchmen


cruixent

cruixents de pernil

(cooking) A crisp or crunchy preparation.


amargant

ca-adj

amargant m or f (masculine and feminine plural amargants)


berenar

ca-verb

berenar (first-person singular present bereno, first-person singular preterite berení, past participle berenat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

berenar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
e (canonical)
bereno (first-person present singular)
berení (first-person preterite singular)
berenat (participle past)
berenar (infinitive)
berenant (gerund)
berenat (masculine participle past singular)
berenada (feminine participle past singular)
berenats (masculine participle past plural)
berenades (feminine participle past plural)
bereno (first-person indicative present singular)
berenes (indicative present second-person singular)
berena (indicative present singular third-person)
berenem (first-person indicative plural present)
bereneu (indicative plural present second-person)
berenen (indicative plural present third-person)
berenava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
berenaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
berenava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
berenàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
berenàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
berenaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
berenaré (first-person future indicative singular)
berenaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
berenarà (future indicative singular third-person)
berenarem (first-person future indicative plural)
berenareu (future indicative plural second-person)
berenaran (future indicative plural third-person)
berení (first-person indicative preterite singular)
berenares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
berenà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
berenàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
berenàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
berenaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
berenaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
berenaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
berenaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
berenaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
berenaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
berenarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
bereni (first-person present singular subjunctive)
berenis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bereni (present singular subjunctive third-person)
berenem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bereneu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
berenin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
berenés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
berenessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
berenés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
berenéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
berenéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
berenessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
berena (imperative second-person)
bereni (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
berenem (first-person imperative plural)
bereneu (imperative plural second-person)
berenin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no berenis (imperative negative second-person)
no bereni (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no berenem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no bereneu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no berenin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

From berena, from Late Latin merendāre, from Latin merenda.


zlabia

Borrowed from French zlabia, from Algerian Arabic زلابيه.


fideuada

a typical Valencian dish similar to paella but with noodles instead of rice


escalivada

→ Spanish: escalivada

a traditional dish from Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia and Aragon of smoky grilled vegetables


bombó

Reduplication of bo (“good”), influenced by French bonbon.

chocolate (single, small piece of chocolate confectionery)


mandonguilla

Borrowed from Spanish almondiguilla (“little meatball”), influenced by mondongo (“tripe”).


llaminadura

From dialectal llaminar (“to lick”) + -dura.


cristina

Comunitat Valenciana
Comunitat Valenciana

a kind of cake from the Comunitat Valenciana made primarily of almond flour


borratxo

ca-noun

borratxo m (plural borratxos, feminine borratxa)

a dessert of sponge cake soaked in spirits and syrup


fenigrec

From Latin foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecum (“Greek”, neuter form of graecus), “Greek hay”.

der

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">faenum</i>


allada

From Latin alliāta. By surface analysis, all + -ada.

pollastre amb allada

A sauce with garlic as the primary ingredient.


llonganissa

Inherited from Old Catalan longaniça, from Vulgar Latin *longanīcia, from Latin lūcānica (via substitution of the ending and analogy with longus). Cognate to Spanish longaniza and Portuguese lingüiça.


salsa rosa

Marie Rose sauce (blend of ketchup and mayonnaise)


salsa holandesa

ca-noun

salsa holandesa f (plural salses holandeses)


salsa bearnesa

salsa bearnesa f (plural salses bearneses)


fogassa

Inherited from Old Catalan fogaça, from Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (“hearth”).


navalla

the sword razor (Ensis ensis), a prized species of razor clam


broqueta

From broc. Cognate with French brochette.


alfolba

From Andalusian Arabic الْحُلْبَة (al-ḥúlba), from Arabic حُلْبَة (ḥulba).


mostassa

Inherited from Latin mustāceus (with a later shift in gender), itself from mustum (“must”), because the condiment was originally prepared with must.


sagí

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *saginu(m), from Latin sagina. Doublet of saïm.


limburguès

ca-adj

limburguès (feminine limburguesa, masculine plural limburguesos, feminine plural limburgueses)

limburguesa (feminine)
limburguesos (masculine plural)
limburgueses (feminine plural)

Limburgian (of, from or relating to Limburg (provinces of the Netherlands and Belgium, and a historical duchy))


limburguès

ca-noun

limburguès m (plural limburguesos, feminine limburguesa)

limburguesos (plural)
limburguesa (feminine)

Limburgian, Limburger (native or inhabitant of Limburg) (male or of unspecified gender)


casqueta

(Catalonia) a small fried pastry filled with preserves; a turnover


rubiol

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *rubeolus, a diminutive of Latin rubeus (“red”); or an alternation of rovellol from rovell (“rust”).


sajolida

By metathesis from earlier sadorija, from Latin satureia. The ⟨l⟩ may be due to the influence of oliva, since the herb is used to flavour olives.


xip

chips, potato chips (thin fried slice of potato, etc.)


marduix

From Arabic مَرْدَدُوش (mardadūš), variant of مَرْدَقُوش (mardaqūš).


tàpera

Inherited from Latin capparis, with alteration of the initial consonant.


nyoca

a mixture of nuts and dried fruit distributed at the baptism of a child


ganyips

Aigua i ganyips per ajudar-nos a encarar el tram final, rocós i costerut.

Water and trail mix to help us face the final stretch, rocky and steep.

gorp, trail mix (a mixture of nuts and dried fruit for snacking)


ensucrat

a snack made from heavily-sugared popcorn


tallarina

From tallarí + -a, from Piedmontese tajarin (“tagliolini”).


freixura

Inherited from Late Latin frixūra, from frīgō (“to fry”).

lights (lungs of an animal eaten as food)


raballa

a mix, similar to whitebait, of small shorefish considered not worth selling individually, generally used to make stock for soups, stews, and paella


mostalla

From mostassa, with substitution of the suffix -all. Compare mostarda.


mel i mató

a typical Catalan dessert consisting of curd cheese and honey


crema cremada

a Catalan dessert very similar to crème brûlée


mató de monja

mató de monja m (plural matons de monja)

From the resemblance in shape to a portion of mató (traditional Catalan whey cheese) and the fact that it was originally made by nuns.

a rich type of custard dessert similar to crema catalana


mató de Pedralbes

mató de Pedralbes m (plural matons de Pedralbes)

From the resemblance in shape to a portion of mató (traditional Catalan whey cheese) and its association with the convent of Pedralbes in Barcelona.

a rich custard dessert similar to crema catalana


secall

(colloquial) a withered person, a skeleton

a kind of sweet biscuit similar to a biscotti


cerfull

Inherited from Latin caerefolium, alteration of chaerephyllum from Ancient Greek χαιρέφῠλλον (khairéphullon).


graellada

[ɡɾə.eˈʎa.ðə]


rostit

roast (food, usually meat, cooked by roasting)


dauradella

[dəw.ɾəˈðe.ʎə]

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)


cotó-en-pèl dolç

ca-noun

cotó-en-pèl dolç m (plural cotons-en-pèl dolços)


trempó

(Mallorca) a salad of tomatoes, onions, and green bell peppers


estofat

From estofar (“to apply tempura to gilding”) + -at.

af

(art) estofado (technique of painting a gilded surface to create the impression of brocade)


encenall

a type of pastry, usually covered in chocolate, in the form of a ring or curl


succedani

ca-adj

succedani (feminine succedània, masculine plural succedanis, feminine plural succedànies)

succedània (feminine)
succedanis (masculine plural)
succedànies (feminine plural)


salmorreta

a sauce from Alacant made from a sofregit of tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, red peppers, and parsley


regalèssia

Inherited from Late Latin liquiritia (via metathesis), from glycyrrhiza, a borrowing of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza).


xarop

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “wine, syrup”). Compare Portuguese xarope and Spanish jarabe.


cucurull

From Latin cucūllus (“hood; conical wrapper”), possibly via an intermediate Vulgar Latin *cucūlullius. Cognate with Spanish cucurucho.


ultramarí

From ultramar + -í. The sense of "groceries, provisions" stems from a time when grocery stores mainly sold imported products, like coffee and spices, and other foodstuffs were bought at markets.


xulla

From earlier ensunya (“lard”) by a process of palatalisation (i.e. *enxunya), dissimilation (i.e. *enxulla), and misdivision (i.e. *en xulla). Ultimately from Latin axungia (“axle grease”). Cognate to Galician enxunlla, Asturian enxundia, Spanish enjundia and Portuguese enxúndia.


pebre de Jamaica

ca-noun

pebre de Jamaica m (plural pebres de Jamaica)


rajola de xocolata

rajola de xocolata f (plural rajoles de xocolata)

chocolate bar, bar of chocolate, candy bar


regust

aftertaste (especially an unpleasant one)


pasta fullada

pasta fullada f (plural pastes fullades)

Literally, “leafy dough”. Calque of French pâte feuilletée.


guisat

From guisar (“to stew”). Compare Spanish guisado.


cocarroi

a type of empanada originating in Mallorca usually filled with chard or onions


moixama

Borrowed from Arabic مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ, “waxed; like wax; mummified”), from شَمْع (šamʕ, “wax”).


flaó

Inherited from Late Latin fladō, from Frankish *flaþō. Doublet of flam.

flaó (a kind of pie or tart in Catalan cuisine, usually filled with cheese and sweetened with honey)


caputxeta

cappelletto (filled pasta in the shape of a hat or hood)


carn capolada

From carn (“meat”) + capolada, feminine of capolat (“minced”).


carn trinxada

From carn (“meat”) + trinxada, feminine of trinxat, past participle of trinxar (“slice, chop”).


madalena

madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)


guisofi

Blend of guisat (“stew”) + gasòfia (“hodgepodge”).


gasòfia

Alteration of earlier basòfia, from Spanish bazofia, from Italian bazzoffia (“vegetable soup”).


capipota

From cap (“head”) + i + pota (“foot”), literally “head and foot”.

af

a type of stew cooked with the head and legs of an animal, typically beef, veal, or pork


clotxa

Perhaps from Latin cochlea (“clam”), or from a Pre-Roman, Indo-European root shared with clot.


baldana

(Mallorca) the lower slopes of a mountain


coca bamba

(Menorca, Valencia) a type of round domed cake eaten on special occasions


coca de llanda

ca-noun

coca de llanda f (plural coques de llanda)

From coca (“cake”) + llanda, dialectal form of llauna (“tin; roasting pan”).

(Valencia) a type of sponge cake baked in a large rectangula pan


rosta de Santa Teresa

rosta de Santa Teresa f (plural rostes de Santa Teresa)

Literally, “fried bread of Saint Theresa”.


torrada de Santa Teresa

ca-noun

torrada de Santa Teresa f (plural torrades de Santa Teresa)


ou filat

From ou (“egg”) + filat, past participle of filar (“to spin”).


angèlica d'hort

angèlica d'hort f (plural angèliques d'hort)

From angèlica (“angelica”) + de (“of”) + hort (“garden”).

com

Angelica archangelica
Angelica archangelica#Translingual


llonguet

ca-noun

llonguet m (plural llonguets, feminine llongueta)

Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca#English

(informal) native or inhabitant of Palma de Mallorca (male or of unspecified gender)


tellerina

Blend of tellina (“tellin”) + tallarina (“tagliatelle”).


conquilla

Inherited from Latin conchȳlium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion), diminutive of κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel, cockle”). Cognate with Italian conchiglia.

(usually in the plural) pasta shell; conchiglia

(sports) athletic cup (US), box (UK) (piece of protective gear which covers the genitals)


ostra portuguesa

ca-noun

ostra portuguesa f (plural ostres portugueses)

Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata)


ostra japonesa

ostra japonesa f (plural ostres japoneses)


gustatiu

ca-adj

gustatiu (feminine gustativa, masculine plural gustatius, feminine plural gustatives)

gustativa (feminine)
gustatius (masculine plural)
gustatives (feminine plural)

Analogical formation from Latin gustātus.


tornemi

From tornem (“we (will) return”) + hi (“there”), from the name of the bakery Can Tornem-hi in Badalona.

com

a type of viennoiserie similar to a cream puff or the Gironese xuixo


vieneseria

Borrowed from French viennoiserie. Equivalent to vienès + -eria.


salsa bolonyesa

ca-noun

salsa bolonyesa f (plural salses bolonyeses)

From salsa (“sauce”) + bolonyesa, feminine form of bolonyès (“Bolognese”).


ressopó

→ Spanish: resopón


ensalada russa

ensalada russa f (plural ensalades russes)

From ensalada (“salad”) + russa, feminine form of rus (“Russian”).


aigua-ros

From Latin aqua rosae (“water of roses”).


escalopa milanesa

escalopa milanesa f (plural escalopes milaneses)


milfulls

From mil (“thousand”) + fulls (“sheets”); calque of French mille-feuille.


sucre de llustre

sucre de llustre m (plural sucres de llustre)


formatge blau

formatge blau m (plural formatges blaus)


rocafort

Borrowed from Occitan Ròcafòrt, the name of the town in Occitania where it originated.


parmesà

parmesà m (plural parmesans, feminine parmesana)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus. Compare French parmesan.

Parmesan (native or inhabitant of Parma) (male or of unspecified gender)


salsa espanyola

salsa espanyola f (plural salses espanyoles)


cabell d'àngel

cabell d'àngel m (plural cabells d'àngel)

→ Spanish: cabello de ángel (calque)

[kəˈβɛʎ ˈð‿aɲ.ʒəl]

[kəˈbəʎ ˈð‿aɲ.ʒəl]


formatget

(in the plural) common mallow; shepherd's purse


broqueta moruna

broqueta moruna f (plural broquetes morunes)


polvoró

a type of shortbread biscuit traditionally served at Christmastime


denominació d'origen

denominació d'origen f (plural denominacions d'origen)

geographical indication
geographical indication#English

denomination of origin (a geographical indication for Spanish food and wines)


ceba de Figueres

ceba de Figueres f (plural cebes de Figueres)

From Figueres, the administrative capital of Alt Empordà in Catalonia.

Figueres onion (a native cultivar of onion produced in the Empordà region of Catalonia)


patata fregida

patata fregida f (plural patates fregides)


rotlle de primavera

rotlle de primavera m (plural rotlles de primavera)

Calque of Chinese 春捲／春卷 (chūnjuǎn, literally “vernal/spring-time spool”).


formatge serrat

ca-noun

formatge serrat m (plural formatges serrats)

a raw sheep's milk cheese from the Catalan Pyrenees


sopa de niu d'oreneta

sopa de niu d'oreneta f (plural sopes de niu d'oreneta)


pistó

Borrowed from French piston, from Italian pistone.


herbacol

From herba + col or perhaps from Latin *herba coaguli (“rennet plant”).

the flowerbuds of the cardoon used as a coagulant


arròs fregit

arròs fregit m (plural arrossos fregits)


espiral de canyella

espiral de canyella m (plural espirals de canyella)


bunyol de mar

Any of several sea squirts of the Mediterranean, of the genus Microcosmus, especially those harvested for food such as Microcosmus vulgaris (syn. Microcosmus sulcatus) or Microcosmus sabatieri.


esquellat

ca-adj

esquellat (feminine esquellada, masculine plural esquellats, feminine plural esquellades)

esquellada (feminine)
esquellats (masculine plural)
esquellades (feminine plural)

Només trenquen el silenci les vaques esquellades.


donegal

Latin dominicāle, neuter of dominicālis.

A type of large botifarra made from better cuts of pork.


greixonera dels darrers dies

ca-noun

greixonera dels darrers dies f (plural greixoneres dels darrers dies)

(Mallorca) a type of pork and egg stew traditionally eaten during carnival


greixonera

[ɡɾə.ʃuˈne.ɾə]

[ɡɾə.ʃoˈne.ɾə]


avellanat

→ Spanish: avellanate


pinyonat

a confection made from pine nuts; piñonate


crema sabaiona

crema sabaiona f (plural cremes sabaiones)


marmanya

From Old Catalan merme (“diminished; lacking”) + -any, from Latin minimum.

af

produce, eggs, etc. hawked by farmers directly to consumers


botàriga

From obsolete Italian bottàrica, from Vulgar Latin *buttārica, from Arabic بُطَارِخ (buṭāriḵ).


salejar

ca-verb

salejar (first-person singular present salejo, first-person singular preterite salegí, past participle salejat)

salejo (first-person present singular)
salegí (first-person preterite singular)
salejat (participle past)
salejar (infinitive)
salejant (gerund)
salejat (masculine participle past singular)
salejada (feminine participle past singular)
salejats (masculine participle past plural)
salejades (feminine participle past plural)
salejo (first-person indicative present singular)
saleges (indicative present second-person singular)
saleja (indicative present singular third-person)
salegem (first-person indicative plural present)
salegeu (indicative plural present second-person)
salegen (indicative plural present third-person)
salejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
salejaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
salejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
salejàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
salejàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
salejaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
salejaré (first-person future indicative singular)
salejaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
salejarà (future indicative singular third-person)
salejarem (first-person future indicative plural)
salejareu (future indicative plural second-person)
salejaran (future indicative plural third-person)
salegí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
salejares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
salejà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
salejàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
salejàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
salejaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
salejaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
salejaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
salejaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
salejaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
salejaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
salejarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
salegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
salegis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
salegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
salegem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
salegeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
salegin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
salegés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
salegessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
salegés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
salegéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
salegéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
salegessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
saleja (imperative second-person)
salegi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
salegem (first-person imperative plural)
salegeu (imperative plural second-person)
salegin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no salegis (imperative negative second-person)
no salegi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no salegem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no salegeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no salegin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(intransitive) to be salty, to taste of salt


salsa caçadora

ca-noun

salsa caçadora f (plural salses caçadores)

Calque of French sauce chasseur (literally “hunter's sauce”).


sopa juliana

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