"verba" meaning in Catalan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbɛr.bə] [Central], [ˈvɛr.bə] [Balearic], [ˈvɛɾ.ba] [Valencia] Forms: verbes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin verba, plural of verbum (“word”) reanalysed as a singular. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|la|verba}} Borrowed from Latin verba Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} verba f (plural verbes)
  1. (in certain fixed expressions) word, speech Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-verba-ca-noun-iPKBWJ5n Disambiguation of Talking: 50 50 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. joke, prank Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-verba-ca-noun-l2O-wDwO Disambiguation of Talking: 50 50 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: verb, verbal
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