beta

boat; specifically a small, flat-bottom boat common to the coasts of Provence and Languedoc


bus

Probably from Old Norse buza (“big wide ship”).

(archaic) a large sailing ship used in the 12th and 13th centuries, broad of beam and with two or three masts


caro

Contraction of Old Catalan càreu, from Latin carabus.


coca

Inherited from Old Catalan coca, from Old French coque, ultimately from Latin caudica (“small ship made of tree trunks”).

der

(nautical, historical) cog (type of sailing ship)


barca

Inherited from Late Latin barca, probably from Latin baris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), itself probably of Egyptian origin.


buc

From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).


rai

Originally a Western Catalan dialectal form of raig.


retrovisor

mirall retrovisor
mirall retrovisor#Catalan

Clipping of mirall retrovisor (“rear-view mirror”).


limusina

Borrowed from French limousine. Doublet of llemosina.


carro

Inherited from Old Catalan carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (“to run”). Compare Occitan carri, carro, car.


motocicleta

From moto- + (bi)cicleta. Compare French motocyclette.


llanta

Borrowed from Spanish llanta, from French jante.


bugia

From Bugia (“Béjaïa”), a port in Algeria from which wax for candlemaking was imported, from Arabic بِجَايَة (bijāya), from Berber. The sense of "spark plug" is a semantic loan from French bougie.


canoa

Borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa.


nau

desctree

→ Portuguese: nau, nao (obsolete)
→ English: nau

→ Spanish: nao

Inherited from Old Catalan nau, from Latin nāvem, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

la nau lateral de la basílica

(architecture, religion) nave, aisle (open space in a building between walls or columns rows)


corsari

ca-noun

corsari m (plural corsaris, feminine corsària)

Borrowed from Latin cursārius (“pirate”), possibly via French corsaire.


galera

From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).


cotxe

Borrowed from Hungarian kocsi, named after the village of Kocs.


automòbil

Borrowed from French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + Latin mōbilis (“movable”).


fragata

Borrowed from Italian fregata (“frigate”).


caravana

camper (a motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)


quadriga

[kwəˈðɾi.ɣə]


piragua

Borrowed from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.


capó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cappōnem, from Latin cāpō.


esquif

From Old Italian schifo (“small boat”), from Lombardic skif (“boat”). Cognate with English skiff, English ship.

skiff (any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person)


eruga

Inherited from Latin ērūca, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eruga, Sardinian ruga.

der

caterpillar (a vehicle with caterpillar tracks)


ratar

ca-verb

ratar (first-person singular present rato, first-person singular preterite ratí, past participle ratat)

rato (first-person present singular)
ratí (first-person preterite singular)
ratat (participle past)
ratar (infinitive)
ratant (gerund)
ratat (masculine participle past singular)
ratada (feminine participle past singular)
ratats (masculine participle past plural)
ratades (feminine participle past plural)
rato (first-person indicative present singular)
rates (indicative present second-person singular)
rata (indicative present singular third-person)
ratem (first-person indicative plural present)
rateu (indicative plural present second-person)
raten (indicative plural present third-person)
ratava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rataves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ratava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ratàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ratàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rataven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rataré (first-person future indicative singular)
rataràs (future indicative second-person singular)
ratarà (future indicative singular third-person)
ratarem (first-person future indicative plural)
ratareu (future indicative plural second-person)
rataran (future indicative plural third-person)
ratí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ratares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ratà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ratàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ratàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
rataren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
rataria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
rataries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
rataria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
rataríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
rataríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
ratarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
rati (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ratis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rati (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ratem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rateu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ratin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ratés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ratessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ratés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ratéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ratéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ratessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rata (imperative second-person)
rati (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
ratem (first-person imperative plural)
rateu (imperative plural second-person)
ratin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no ratis (imperative negative second-person)
no rati (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no ratem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no rateu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no ratin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)


pneumàtic

ca-adj

pneumàtic (feminine pneumàtica, masculine plural pneumàtics, feminine plural pneumàtiques)

pneumàtica (feminine)
pneumàtics (masculine plural)
pneumàtiques (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breathe”).


submarí

ca-adj

submarí (feminine submarina, masculine plural submarins, feminine plural submarines)

submarina (feminine)
submarins (masculine plural)
submarines (feminine plural)


carruatge

Akin to Occitan cariatge. Probably borrowed from Old French cariage, from a derivative of Latin carrus.


veler

veler (feminine velera, masculine plural velers, feminine plural veleres)

velera (feminine)
velers (masculine plural)
veleres (feminine plural)


creuer

(tourism) cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure)


guardapesca

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

ca-verb-obj

a fast, light boat used by game wardens to monitor compliance with fishing regulations


vaixell

Inherited from Old Catalan vaxell, from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Occitan vaissèl, French vaisseau. It was an old-fashioned word until about 1990, when it was used to replace barco, which was felt to be too Castilian-sounding.


fre

Inherited from Latin frēnum (compare Occitan fren, French frein, Spanish freno).


intermitent

llum intermitent
llum intermitent#Catalan

Clipping of llum intermitent (“blinker”).


tartana

Borrowed from Occitan tartana (“bird of prey, falcon”).

bor+

(nautical) tartane (a small fishing boat with a single mast and a lateen sail)


troica

Borrowed from Russian тро́йка (trójka, “a group of three”).


caiac

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “man's boat”).


coberta

(vehicles) outer tire (part of a pneumatic tire which covers the inner tube)


eixugaparabrises

[əˌʃu.ɣə.pə.ɾəˈβɾi.zəs]

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


portaavions

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


jangada

Borrowed from Portuguese jangada, from Malayalam ചങ്ങാടം (caṅṅāṭaṁ).

an improvised raft made from the wreckage of a sailing ship


ciclomotor

Calque of French cyclomoteur. By surface analysis, ciclo- + motor.


cúter

(nautical) cutter (a type of small, single-masted ship)


submergible

ca-adj

submergible m or f (masculine and feminine plural submergibles)

submergibles (feminine masculine plural)


embarcació

From embarcar + -ció. First attested in 1576.


tàndem

Borrowed from English tandem, from Latin tandem (“at last”).

Els canvis que el tàndem ha d’afrontar comencen per la històrica seu del carrer Nicaragua, que el partit ha venut gairebé quatre dècades després per llimar part dels seus deutes (metàfora perfecta del que ha passat en una formació que fins al 2010 estava a la Generalitat).

2016 October 13, “Iceta seguirà liderant el PSC després de guanyar les primàries”, in El Periódico:


balandra

Borrowed from French bélandre, perhaps with influence from Turkish palandra.


minador

minador (feminine minadora, masculine plural minadors, feminine plural minadores)

minadora (feminine)
minadors (masculine plural)
minadores (feminine plural)


minador

(nautical) Clipping of vaixell minador (“minelayer”).


minador

ca-noun

minador m (plural minadors, feminine minadora)


diligència

Learned borrowing from Latin dīligentia.

(in the plural) formalities, proceedings


llevaneu

Verb-object compound, composed of lleva (“to take away”) + neu (“snow”). Calque of Spanish quitanieves.


balener

ca-adj

balener (feminine balenera, masculine plural baleners, feminine plural baleneres)

balenera (feminine)
baleners (masculine plural)
baleneres (feminine plural)

operacions baleneres


balener

ca-noun

balener m (plural baleners, feminine balenera)


balener

whaler (a vessel used for hunting whales)


davantal

dashboard (panel under the windscreen of a vehicle)


parafang

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) + fang (“mud”).


galiassa

galleass (a type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries)


trencaglaç

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + glaç (“ice”).


caravel·la

[kə.ɾəˈβɛl.lə]


dièsel

Borrowed from German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel.


tobogan

From an Algonquian word (possibly Mi'kmaq tepaqan or Abenaki dabôgan), via French toboggan.


biplaça

ca-adj

biplaça m or f (masculine and feminine plural biplaça or biplaces)

biplaça (feminine masculine plural)
biplaces (feminine masculine plural)

Aquests vehicles són monoplaça o biplaça, i estan construïts per materials resistents i molt lleugers.

2005, Ricard Bosch i Tous, Despertaferro, el cotxe solar català:

These vehicles are single-seater or two-seater and are constructed of resistant and very light materials.


trepitjaneu

Verb-object compound, composed of trepitja (“to trample”) + neu (“snow”).


gavarra

Borrowed from Occitan gabarra, from Basque gabarra, perhaps from Latin carabus.


barcassa

From barca + -assa. Compare French barcasse, Spanish barcaza.

a flat-bottomed boat with no masts used to carry passengers or loads; a barge, lighter, punt, etc.


xabec

Borrowed from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk), either borrowed directly or via Italian sciabecco.


tapaboques

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) + boques (“mouths”).

neckwarmer (tube of cloth which covers the neck and chin)


caçamines

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


eixugavidres

[əˌʃu.ɣəˈβi.ðɾəs]

[əˌʃu.ɣəˈvi.ðɾəs]

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


mirall retrovisor

ca-noun

mirall retrovisor m (plural miralls retrovisors)


bolquet

From bolcar + -et. Compare Spanish volquete.


camió de trabuc

camió de trabuc m (plural camions de trabuc)


marxapeu

Calque of French marchepied. By surface analysis, marxa (“marches”) + peu (“foot”).


llum intermitent

ca-noun

llum intermitent f (plural llums intermitents)


maleter

maleter m (plural maleters, feminine maletera)

From maleta + -er. Compare Spanish maletero.


càrter

From the name of the inventor, J. Harrison Carter.


llanxa

From Portuguese lancha, either directly or via Spanish lancha.


xalana

Borrowed from Spanish chalana, from French chaland.


economitzador

ca-adj

economitzador (feminine economitzadora, masculine plural economitzadors, feminine plural economitzadores)

economitzadora (feminine)
economitzadors (masculine plural)
economitzadores (feminine plural)


portacontenidors

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


palanquí

Borrowed from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”).


dipòsit de gasolina

ca-noun

dipòsit de gasolina m (plural dipòsits de gasolina)


rascaculs

Verb-object compound, composed of rasca (“to scrape”) + culs (“asses/arses”).


monoplaça

ca-adj

monoplaça m or f (masculine and feminine plural monoplaça or monoplaces)

monoplaça (feminine masculine plural)
monoplaces (feminine masculine plural)

Borrowed from French monoplace. Equivalent to mono- + plaça.


xalupa

Borrowed from Spanish chalupa, from French chaloupe.


bot salvavides

ca-noun

bot salvavides m (plural bots salvavides)


patí de pedals

patí de pedals m (plural patins de pedals)

LL-Q7026 (cat)-Toniher-patí de pedals.wav


patí de fre

[pəˈti ðə ˈfɾɛ]

[pəˈti ðə ˈfɾə]


patí de vela

[pəˈti ðə ˈβɛ.lə]

Catalan catamaran (a type of catamaran having no centreboard or rudder)


catamarà

Borrowed from English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram).


trimarà

trimaran (type of boat with three parallel hulls)


pistó

Borrowed from French piston, from Italian pistone.


llum posterior

llum posterior m (plural llums posteriors)


enganxall

[əŋ.ɡəɲˈʃaʎ]

[eŋ.ɡaɲˈt͡ʃaʎ]


enganxall de remolc

enganxall de remolc m (plural enganxalls de remolc)


volant de direcció

volant de direcció m (plural volants de direcció)


anivelladora

[ə.ni.βə.ʎəˈðo.ɾə]


tragella

From Vulgar Latin *tragella, alteration of Latin trāgula. Doublet of tralla.


embragatge

[əm.bɾəˈɣa.d͡ʒə]


transport blindat de personal

transport blindat de personal m (plural transports blindats de personal)

transports blindats de personal (plural)

armored personnel carrier
armored personnel carrier


forabord

From fora (“out”) + bord (“board”). Calque of English outboard.


pastilla de fre

pastilla de fre f (plural pastilles de fre)


bergantí

desctree

→ Portuguese: bergantim, bragantim
→ Old Tupi: marakatĩ
Nheengatu: marakatĩ
→ Brazilian Portuguese: maracatim

→ Spanish: bergantín

Calque of Italian brigantino, from bergant + -í.