cirerer de Virgínia

cirerer de Virgínia m (plural cirerers de Virgínia)

Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana#Translingual


cirerer de Santa Llúcia

ca-noun

cirerer de Santa Llúcia m (plural cirerers de Santa Llúcia)


cirerer del Japó

cirerer del Japó m (plural cirerers del Japó)


assalariat

assalariat m (plural assalariats, feminine assalariada)

assalariats (plural)
assalariada (feminine)


minvell

a flashing apron, especially one made of tile


disbauxa

Borrowed from Occitan desbaucha, from French débauche.


paradella crespa

paradella crespa f (plural paradelles crespes)

[pə.ɾəˈðe.ʎə ˈkɾɛs.pə]

Literally, “curly dock” (here dock is referring to a type of plant).


rementerola

Possibly from romeguerola (“bramble”), with influence from menta (“mint”).

Clinopodium nepeta
Wikispecies:Clinopodium nepeta


paradella conglomerada

paradella conglomerada f (plural paradelles conglomerades)

Literally, “conglomerate dock” (here dock is referring to a type of plant).


camamilla groga

camamilla groga f (plural camamilles grogues)

[kə.məˈmi.ʎə ˈɣɾɔ.ɣə]

From camamilla (“camomile”) + groga, feminine of groc (“yellow”).


rapòntic

Learned borrowing from Latin rhaponticum.


pinya de Sant Joan

ca-noun

pinya de Sant Joan f (plural pinyes de Sant Joan)

Literally, “Saint John's pinecone”. The flowers resemble pinecones and appear in late June or early July, coinciding with the feast of St John the Baptist.

Rhaponticum coniferum, an evergreen flowering plant


paradella alpina

paradella alpina f (plural paradelles alpines)

Literally, “alpine dock” (here dock is referring to a type of plant).


paradella

[pə.ɾəˈðe.ʎə]

Uncertain. Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *palathella, a metathesised diminutive of Latin lapathum (“a kind of sorrel”).


bearnès

bearnès m (plural bearnesos, feminine bearnesa)

Bearnese (native or inhabitant of Bearn (French province)) (male or of unspecified gender)


bearnès

Béarnese (the distinctive variety of Gascon spoken in Bearn)


camafeu

Borrowed from Medieval Latin camaeus. Ultimate origin unknown.


cerverina

From Latin cervarius, due to a supposed resemblance between the leaves of the plant and a stag's antlers.

Catananche caerulea
Wikispecies:Catananche caerulea


espernallac

Perhaps from earlier *esprenalla, dissimilated form of Vulgar Latin *splenalia, from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”).

lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)


fenc bord

narrowleaf crimson clover (Trifolium angustifolium)


batallola

(historical, nautical) hammock rails (railing running along the gunwales of a ship from which hammocks can be hung)


favull

(Balearic) Cyprus vetch (Lathyrus ochrus)


fenigrec pelut

fenigrec pelut m (plural fenigrecs peluts)


tapissot bord

tapissot bord m (plural tapissots bords)

Trigonella gladiata, a variety of fenugreek


banya de cabra

banya de cabra f (plural banyes de cabra)

Trigonella foenum-graecum
Trigonella foenum-graecum#Translingual

Lotus corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus#Translingual


tapissot

From earlier *pissaptot by metathesis, and this in turn from Mozarabic pissabt, from Latin pisum sapidum (“tasty pea”).


coroneta rosa

coroneta rosa f (plural coronetes roses)


xarranca

From eixarrancar-se (“to spread the legs”).


maregassa

rough sea (corresponding to a rating of 5 on the Douglas sea scale)


forta maror

moderate sea (corresponding to a rating of 4 on the Douglas sea scale)


coronil·la

From the genus name, a learned borrowing from New Latin corōnilla, diminutive of corōna (“crown”).


violeta de penyal

ca-noun

violeta de penyal f (plural violetes de penyal)

Hippocrepis balearica, a species of horseshoe vetch endemic to the Balearic Islands


desferracavalls

Verb-object compound, composed of desferra (“to unshoe”) + cavalls (“horses”).


violeta roquera

ca-noun

violeta roquera f (plural violetes roqueres)


reintegracionista

reintegracionista m or f by sense (plural reintegracionistes)


secundina

Learned borrowing from Late Latin secundinae (“afterbirth”), from Latin secundae (“afterbirth”), shortened from secundae membranae "the second membranes", from secundus (“following, coming next”).

lbor

(botany) the second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine


perca americana

ca-noun

perca americana f (plural perques americanes)

From perca (“perch”) + americana, feminine of americà (“American”).

black bass (any species in the genus Micropterus, especially the largemouth bass)


solraig

Perhaps from sol (“sun”) + roig (“red”).


tauró martell

tauró martell m (plural taurons martell)


tauró follet

Literally, “goblin shark”. Calque of Japanese 天狗鮫.


tauró balena

[təwˈɾo βəˈlɛ.nə]


renou

From re- (intensive prefix) + nou (“new”).


gatvaire

From gat (“cat”) + vaire, variant of vair (“variegated”).


mallerenga blava

mallerenga blava f (plural mallerengues blaves)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + blava, feminine form of blau (“blue”).


mallerenga carbonera

mallerenga carbonera f (plural mallerengues carboneres)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + carbonera, feminine form of carboner (“pertaining to (char)coal”).


mallerenga petita

mallerenga petita f (plural mallerengues petites)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + petita, feminine form of petit (“small”).

Periparus ater
Periparus ater#Translingual


cornell

From Cornell (“Cornelius”), by popular association with corn (“horn”).


cornella emmantellada

cornella emmantellada f (plural cornelles emmantellades)

From cornella (“carrion crow”) + emmantellada, feminine past participle of emmantellar (“to cover with a coat”).

com

Corvus cornix
Corvus cornix#Translingual


graula

Inherited from Vulgar Latin grāgula, variant form of Late Latin grācula. Doublet of gralla.

Corvus frugilegus
Corvus frugilegus#Translingual


clavellada

[klə.βəˈʎa.ðə]


caputxeta

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


safraner

ca-noun

safraner m (plural safraners, feminine safranera)


safranera

clouded yellow (butterfly of the genus Colias)


entrebancallengua

entrebancallengua m (plural entrebancallengües)

[ən.tɾəˌβaŋ.kəˈʎeŋ.ɡwə]

Verb-object compound, composed of entrebanca (“to hobble”) + llengua (“tongue”).


troanella

oval-leafed privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium)


poalanca

Probably from a blend of palanca (“plank; lever”) + poal (“bucket”).


espinavessa

Derived from espina vera or from Latin spina aversa (“hard thorn”).

Paliurus spina-christi
Paliurus spina-christi#Translingual


carn capolada

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


cuereta

From cuera + -eta or from Latin coda (“tail”) + erecta, feminine of erectus (“erect”). (Compare Gascon codereite.)


poal

Inherited from Latin puteālis (“of a well”), from puteus (“well”).


catipén

Likely borrowed from Caló jindipén (“filth, dirtiness”), itself derived from jindó (“dirty”) and -pen (compare Hindi -पन).


mandró

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Latin manganum (“catapult”).


nyerro

From Nyer, the name of the manorial seat of Tomàs de Banyuls i de Llupià, a leader of the nyerro faction.

(historical) a member of one of the two factions into which Catalan nobility were divided during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, opposed by the cadells


bassetja

[bəˈsɛ.d͡ʒə]

[bəˈsə.d͡ʒə]

From Vulgar Latin *persidia, from Ancient Greek (σφενδόνη) περσῐ́ς ((sphendónē) persís, “Persian (sling)”).

der

(σφενδόνη) περσῐ́ς


carn trinxada

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


tallacircuit

Verb-object compound, composed of talla (“to cut”) + circuit (“circuit”).


catèrvola

From caterva + -ola. Perhaps influenced in form by tèrbol.


perxista

ca-noun

perxista m or f by sense (plural perxistes)


còmit

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin comitem. Doublet of comte.

slbor

(historical, nautical) commander of the crew of rowers on a galley


penja-robes

[ˌpeɲ.ʒəˈrɔ.βəs]

Verb-object compound, composed of penja (“to hang”) + robes (“clothes”).


immundícia

Learned borrowing from Latin immunditia.


camió de trabuc

ca-noun

camió de trabuc m (plural camions de trabuc)


bolquet

From bolcar + -et. Compare Spanish volquete.


siscla

Perhaps from a variant form of sisca (“cogon”).


escuradents

Verb-object compound, composed of escura (“cleans”) + dents (“teeth”).


destil·lador

ca-noun

destil·lador m (plural destil·ladors, feminine destil·ladora)

destil·ladors (plural)
destil·ladora (feminine)


escuraflascons

Verb-object compound, composed of escura (“to clean”) + flascons (“bottles, flasks”).


madalena

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


derivòmetre

From deriva (“drift”) + -metre. Compare French dérivomètre.


arboradura

(nautical) spars (the masts, spars, poles, etc. of a ship's rigging)


panical marí

Eryngium maritimum
Eryngium maritimum#Translingual


panical blau

Maditerranean sea holly (Eryngium bourgatii)


card girgoler

ca-noun

card girgoler m (plural cards girgolers)


ala d'àngel

[ˈa.lə ˈð‿aɲ.ʒəl]

Acanthus mollis
Acanthus mollis#Translingual


surolí

Quercus suber
Quercus suber#Translingual

a natural hybrid of the cork oak (Quercus suber) and the evergreen oak (Quercus ilex)


entremaliadura

entremaliadura f (plural entremaliadures)


minairó

a kind of sprite found in Pyrenean folklore, of minuscule size but capable of completing prodigious tasks


dolenteria

From dolent (“bad, evil, wrong”) + -eria.


diabló

(figurative) a naughty child, a brat, an imp


diabló de les castanyes

diabló de les castanyes m (plural diablons de les castanyes)


fartaner

fartaner m (plural fartaners, feminine fartanera)


diabló de l'avellaner

diabló de l'avellaner m (plural diablons de l'avellaner)


abró de bedoll

abró de bedoll m (plural abrons de bedoll)


alzinenc

Leccinellum lepidum, an edible bolete mushroom which grows in mycorrhizal symbiosis with the evergreen oak


esteperola

Cistus clusii, a shrubby flowering plant in the rockrose genus native to the Western Mediterranean


esteperol

an edible mushroom of species Leccinellum corsicum, that grows symbiotically with rockroses


ceba marina

From ceba (“onion”) + marina, feminine form of marí (“marine, coastal”).

Drimia maritima
Drimia maritima#Translingual


alzinoia

Pleurotus dryinus, a species of oyster mushroom which grows on dead wood


alzinoi

Armillaria mellea
Wikispecies:Armillaria mellea


alzineta

Teucrium chamaedrys
Wikispecies:Teucrium chamaedrys


mataparent

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + parent (“relative”).

ca-verb-obj

any one of several bolete mushrooms, especially Devil's bolete (Rubroboletus satanas) or the rooting bolete (Caloboletus radicans)


rouró primerenc

ca-noun

rouró primerenc m (plural rourons primerencs)

Literally, “early-growing honey fungus”.

Armillaria tabescens
Wikispecies:Armillaria tabescens

ringless honey mushroom (Armillaria tabescens)


tub fluorescent

tub fluorescent m (plural tubs fluorescents)


bordoi

Uncertain. Perhaps from doll (“jet of liquid”).


xipoll

Variant of earlier xopoll, from xopar (“to soak”) + -oll.


bruc d'hivern

Erica multiflora, a species of heather native to the Mediterranean basin


xipell

Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris#Translingual


bassa de marea

bassa de marea f (plural basses de marea)


arrendatari

arrendatari m (plural arrendataris, feminine arrendatària)

arrendataris (plural)
arrendatària (feminine)


llosca

(Valencia) medium-sized stone (of any shape)


locació

Learned borrowing from Latin locātiōnem, from locō (“to lease”).


reaccionari

reaccionari m (plural reaccionaris, feminine reaccionària)

reaccionaris (plural)
reaccionària (feminine)


pinsà dels pins

pinsà dels pins m (plural pinsans dels pins)


verderolet

Carduelis citrinella
Wikispecies:Carduelis citrinella


pinsà borroner

pinsà borroner m (plural pinsans borroners)

From pinsà (“chaffinch”) + borroner, from borró (“bud”).


llucareta

From Vulgar Latin lūcānīnus by dissimilation.


amargot

smooth gold fleece (Urospermum dalechampii)


pamperol

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
Wikispecies:Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

rose-gilled grisette (Volvopluteus gloiocephalus)


apagallums

Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to snuff, to extinguish”) + llums (“lights”).


farinera borda

ca-noun

farinera borda f (plural farineres bordes)

From farinera + borda, feminine form of bord (“bastard; false”).

Amanita phalloides
Amanita phalloides#Translingual


sagristà

sagristà m (plural sagristans, feminine sagristana)

sagristans (plural)
sagristana (feminine)

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer (“sacred”).


cuixabarba

Scorzonera laciniata
Wikispecies:Scorzonera laciniata

smooth golden fleece (Urospermum dalechampii)


verb auxiliar

ca-noun

verb auxiliar m (plural verbs auxiliars)


oripell

Borrowed from Old French oripel, from Latin aurea pellis (“golden skin”).


grup de control

grup de control m (plural grups de control)


vegueria

[bə.ɣəˈɾi.ə]

[və.ɣəˈɾi.ə]

a subdivision of the Principality of Catalonia during the Middle Ages


república bananera

república bananera f (plural repúbliques bananeres)


marrasquí

Borrowed from Italian maraschino, from marasca (“kind of sour cherry”).


distensió

Learned borrowing from Late Latin distentiōnem, from distendō (“to stretch out”).


llostre

Variant form of llustre, from Latin lustrum.


xucladit

Verb-object compound, composed of xucla (“to suck”) + dit (“finger”).

ca-verb-obj

Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Wikispecies:Lepadogaster lepadogaster

shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster)


esgarriacries

ca-noun

esgarriacries m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of esgarria (“to lead astray”) + cries (“baby animals”).


aixafaterrossos

ca-noun

aixafaterrossos m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of aixafa (“to crush”) + terrossos (“clods”).


esclafaterrossos

ca-noun

esclafaterrossos m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of esclafa (“to smash”) + terrossos (“clods”).


xinxeta

From xinxa + -eta, compare Spanish chincheta.


roda-soques

ca-noun

roda-soques m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of roda (“to turn, to circle”) + soques (“stumps”).


guisofi

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


palatreca

ca-noun

palatreca m or f by sense (plural palatreques)


gasòfia

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

Sense aquestes tres qualitats, un text és una gasòfia.

2018, Màrius Serra, La novel·la de Sant Jordi:

Without these three qualities, a text is a hodgepodge.


borrec

borrec m (plural borrecs, feminine borrega)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin burrus or burra.

young sheep (until approximately 14 or 15 months of age)


i llatina

The name of the Latin-script letter i/{{{4}}}.


zumzeig

undulation, vibration (a repeated up-and-down movement)


malesa

Inherited from Latin malitia (“badness”). Doublet of malícia, a learned borrowing.


assarb

From Arabic السَّرَاب (as-sarāb, “sewage”), through Andalusian Arabic. Cognate of Spanish azarbe.


papallona zebrada

ca-noun

papallona zebrada f (plural papallones zebrades)

From papallona (“butterfly”) + zebrada, feminine form of zebrat (“zebra-striped”).

Iphiclides podalirius
Wikispecies:Iphiclides podalirius

scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)


ele doble

(Valencia) Alternative form of ela doble


ve baixa

Coordinate term: be alta

The name of the Latin-script letter V/v, especially in dialects not distinguishing /b/ and /v/


tafurera

female equivalent of tafurer (“professional gambler”)


tafurer

tafurer m (plural tafurers, feminine tafurera)

(derogatory) professional gambler, especially a sharp or hustler


trifulga

Uncertain. Perhaps from Late Latin trifurcus (“three-forked”) or perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *trānsbullicare with influence from such words as trabucar and trafegar.


tarpó

a tarpon, especially an Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)


tarquim

From Arabic تَرْكِيم (tarkīm, “heap, amassment”), from رَكَّمَ (rakkama, “to amass, to pile up”).


escabiosa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Any of various plants in the family Dipsacaceae, particularly the field scabious (Knautia arvensis) or those species in the genus Scabiosa.


desplaçat intern

ca-noun

desplaçat intern m (plural desplaçats interns, feminine desplaçada interna)

desplaçats interns (plural)
desplaçada interna (feminine)

internally displaced person
internally displaced person


llim

Inherited from Latin līmus (“mud, muck”).


tírria

Of expressive origin, from a vocable indicating anger or irritation.

an intense dislike of something or someone


cismàtic

ca-noun

cismàtic m (plural cismàtics, feminine cismàtica)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin schismaticus.


cracovià

ca-noun

cracovià m (plural cracovians, feminine cracoviana)

cracovians (plural)
cracoviana (feminine)

Cracovian (native or inhabitant of Cracow) (male or of unspecified gender)


hamburguès

hamburguès m (plural hamburguesos, feminine hamburguesa)

hamburguesos (plural)
hamburguesa (feminine)

native or inhabitant of Hamburg (male or of unspecified gender)


silesià

silesià m (plural silesians, feminine silesiana)

Silesian (native or inhabitant of the region of Silesia in Eastern Europe) (male or of unspecified gender)


silesià

Silesian (the West Slavic dialect spoken in Upper Silesia)


varsovià

varsovià m (plural varsovians, feminine varsoviana)

varsovians (plural)
varsoviana (feminine)

Varsovian (native or inhabitant of Warsaw) (male or of unspecified gender)


pomerani

pomerani m (plural pomeranis, feminine pomerània)

Pomeranian (native or inhabitant of the region and historical duchy of Pomerania) (male or of unspecified gender)


correcamins

Verb-object compound, composed of corre (“to run”) + camins (“roads”).


salze ploraner

ca-noun

salze ploraner m (plural salzes ploraners)


ressogre

ressogre m (plural ressogres, feminine ressogra)


consogre

consogre m (plural consogres, feminine consogra)

co-father-in-law (father of one’s son- or daughter-in-law)


ressogra

ressogra f (plural ressogres, masculine ressogre)


mil·lennista

mil·lennista m or f by sense (plural mil·lennistes)

Se’ls tracta infantilment, el mateix sistema té interès a fer-ho així, triomfa la manera desastrosa com els sacseja un capitalisme que ven hedonisme per tapar la seva naturalesa ‘cutre’, que diu que si no has triomfat a la vida és per culpa teva; estic en contra de disfressar el sistema: no té res de divertit ser mil·lennista.

2020 October 11, Carles Geli, quoting Marta Orriols, “Els curtcircuits de la monòtona vida quotidiana, segons Marta Orriols”, in El País:

millennial (member of the millennial generation)


trotllo negre

trotllo negre m (plural trotllos negres)

[tɾuʎˈʎɔ ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[tɾoˈʎɔ ˈnə.ɣɾə]


nyandú

Borrowed from Spanish ñandú, from Guaraní ñandu guasu (literally “big spider”).


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


col llombarda

ca-noun

col llombarda f (plural cols llombardes)


gibrelleta

[ʒi.βɾəˈʎɛ.tə]

[ʒi.bɾəˈʎə.tə]

From gibrella + -eta, from gibrell (“basin”).


bací

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”).

inh+

a basin, particularly a barber's bowl (a type of wide basin with a notch in it)


sardinel·la

Sardinella fimbriata
Wikispecies:Sardinella fimbriata

fringescale sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata)


fals gavial

Tomistoma schlegelii
Wikispecies:Tomistoma schlegelii


amploia

From Ligurian anciôa. Doublet of anxova.

Sprattus sprattus
Sprattus sprattus#Translingual


alatxa

From Latin allēc (“fish sauce”). Compare Italian alaccia.

Sardinella aurita
Wikispecies:Sardinella aurita


ase mossegaire

ca-noun

ase mossegaire m (plural ases mossegaires)

Blennius ocellaris
Wikispecies:Blennius ocellaris

the butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)


llobarro

a seabass, especially the European seabass


tortuga mossegadora

tortuga mossegadora f (plural tortugues mossegadores)

From tortuga (“turtle, tortoise”) + mossegadora, feminine form of mossegador (“biting”).


llopet

Cobitis paludica, a species of spiny loach native to Spain and Portugal


tortuga marina

ca-noun

tortuga marina f (plural tortugues marines)

From tortuga (“turtle, tortoise”) + marina, feminine form of marí (“marine”).


pas de tortuga

a pas de tortuga


víbria

Alteration of vibra, from Latin vīpera (“viper”).

(folklore) a figure of a female dragon paraded at popular festivals in various cities and towns in the Catalan Countries


miloca

Aegolius funereus
Aegolius funereus#Translingual


morrissà bord

morrissà bord m (plural morrissans bords)


alfàbega

(Valencia) Alternative form of alfàbrega


minutet

diminutive of minut (“minute”) (short, indeterminate amount of time)


betònica

Learned borrowing from Latin betōnica, from ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania.

Stachys officinalis
Stachys officinalis#Translingual

betony (any plant of the genus Stachys, especially Stachys officinalis)


alfabregueta

[əl.fə.βɾəˈɣɛ.tə]

Italian hedgenettle (Stachys ocymastrum)


sacsó

Perhaps from Latin sectiō (“section”) with anomalous phonetic development.


captinyós

From cap (“head”) + tinyós (“infected with ringworm”), due to the reddish appearance of its large head.

com

small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)


pi roig

Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris#Translingual


encert

Deverbal from encertar. Compare Spanish acierto (whence the variant acert).

Em vaig espantar perquè vaig pensar –amb encert, com he comprovat després– que la nostra alcaldessa no coneix els fonaments més bàsics de la nostra democràcia.

2020 June 22, Francesc de Carreras, “La política infantil”, in El País:

I was horrified because I assumed—correctly, as I found out later—that our mayor did not know the most basic principles of our democracy.


escórpora

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina), derived from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).


portolà

From Vulgar Latin portulānus, from portus (“port”).


pi campaner

Pinus halepensis var. ceciliae, a subspecies of the Aleppo pine endemic to the Balearic Islands


gírgola de castanyer

ca-noun

gírgola de castanyer f (plural gírgoles de castanyer)

From gírgola (“oyster mushroom”) + de (“of”) + castanyer (“chestnut tree”).


gírgola d'olivera

ca-noun

gírgola d'olivera f (plural gírgoles d'olivera)

From gírgola (“oyster mushroom”) + de (“of”) + olivera (“olive tree”).

com

the jack-o'-lantern mushroom (Omphalotus olearius)


pi garriguenc

ca-noun

pi garriguenc m (plural pins garriguencs)

[ˈpi ɣə.riˈɣɛŋ]

From pi (“pine”) + garriguenc (“of Garrigues”).


gírgola de panical

ca-noun

gírgola de panical f (plural gírgoles de panical)

From gírgola (“oyster mushroom”) + de (“of”) + panical (“eryngo”).

com

king trumpet mushroom
king trumpet mushroom


pentinella

Probably from Vulgar Latin *pectinella, from Latin pecten (“comb; scallop”).


tòfona del desert

ca-noun

tòfona del desert f (plural tòfones del desert)

From tòfona (“truffle”) + del (“of the”) + desert (“desert”).

com

desert truffle (any of various edible fungi in the family Terfeziaceae)


bolet de la palla

ca-noun

bolet de la palla m (plural bolets de la palla)

From bolet (“mushroom”) + de (“of”) + la (“the”) + palla (“straw”).


orella d'ase

[uˈɾɛ.ʎə ˈð‿a.zə]

[oˈɾə.ʎə ˈð‿a.zə]

horn of plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides)


bolet de greix

ca-noun

bolet de greix m (plural bolets de greix)

From bolet (“mushroom”) + de (“of”) + greix (“grease”).


tàntal africà

ca-noun

tàntal africà m (plural tàntals africans)

Mycteria ibis
Mycteria ibis#Translingual


tàntal americà

tàntal americà m (plural tàntals americans)

Mycteria americana
Mycteria americana#Translingual


abellaire

abellaire m or f by sense (plural abellaires)

[ə.βəˈʎaj.ɾə]


abellerol

[ə.βə.ʎəˈɾɔl]

[ə.bə.ʎəˈɾɔl]

Merops apiaster
Merops apiaster#Translingual

a bee-eater, especially the European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)


abell

a beehive, especially one that is natural rather than man-made

(collective) the bees of a particular beehive


cualbra retgera

cualbra retgera f (plural cualbres retgeres)

Literally, “Caesar's-mushroom brittlegill”, from retger, relational adjective form of reig (“Caesar's mushroom”), another species of edible mushroom which it resembles.


cualbra

Alteration of cualba, from cua (“tail”) + alba, feminine form of alb (“white”).


picot garser gros

picot garser gros m (plural picots garsers grossos)

[piˈkɔd ɡaɾˈseɾ ˈɣɾɔs]

great spotted woodpecker
great spotted woodpecker


cualbra morada

cualbra morada f (plural cualbres morades)


abeller

abeller m (plural abellers, feminine abellera)


moraga

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْرَقَة (muḥraqa, “burning”), from حَرَقَ (ḥaraqa, “to burn”).


cassoleta taronja

ca-noun

cassoleta taronja f (plural cassoletes taronges)

From cassoleta (“bowl-shaped mushroom”) + taronja (“orange”).


cassoleta ataronjada

ca-noun

cassoleta ataronjada f (plural cassoletes ataronjades)

From cassoleta (“bowl-shaped mushroom”) + ataronjada, feminine form of ataronjat (“orange”).


bocabadat negre

ca-noun

bocabadat negre m (plural bocabadats negres)

white-footed elf cup (Helvella leucomelaena)


orella de rata

orella de rata f (plural orelles de rata)

[uˈɾɛ.ʎə ðə ˈra.tə]

[oˈɾə.ʎə ðə ˈra.tə]

mouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)


orella de llebre blanca

orella de llebre blanca f (plural orelles de llebre blanques)

[uˈɾɛ.ʎə ðə ˈʎe.βɾə ˈβlaŋ.kə]

[oˈɾə.ʎə ðə ˈʎe.bɾə ˈblaŋ.kə]


orella de llebre negra

orella de llebre negra f (plural orelles de llebre negres)

[uˈɾɛ.ʎə ðə ˈʎe.βɾə ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[oˈɾə.ʎə ðə ˈʎe.bɾə ˈnə.ɣɾə]

fluted black elfin saddle (Helvella lacunosa)


orella de llebre

orella de llebre f (plural orelles de llebre)

[uˈɾɛ.ʎə ðə ˈʎe.βɾə]

[oˈɾə.ʎə ðə ˈʎe.bɾə]

any of species Bupleurum rigidum, of a perennial flowering plant

any of species Otidea leporina, of mushrooms


pitxolí

From pitxola (“a type of lateen sail”) + -í.

a wooden spigot for casks, kegs, wineskins, etc.


gos de caça

From gos (“dog”) + de (“of”) + caça (“hunt”).


rata talpera

From rata (“rat”) + talpera, feminine form of talper (“mole-like”).

Arvicola amphibius
Arvicola amphibius#Translingual

European water vole (Arvicola amphibius)


musaranya de jardí

musaranya de jardí f (plural musaranyes de jardí)

lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens)


rata d'aigua

southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus)


talp de mar

From talp (“mole”) + de (“of”) + mar (“sea”).

Callianassa subterranea, a species of burrowing ghost shrimp


musaranya cuaquadrada

musaranya cuaquadrada f (plural musaranyes cuaquadrades)

Literally, “square-tailed shrew”, from cua (“tail”) + quadrat (“square”).

Sorex araneus
Sorex araneus#Translingual


musaranya etrusca

musaranya etrusca f (plural musaranyes etrusques)

From musaranya (“shrew”) + etrusca, feminine form of etrusc (“Etruscan”).


aranya fragata

aranya fragata f (plural aranyes fragates)


barrinaire

barrinaire m or f by sense (plural barrinaires)


mangostà

Borrowed from Spanish mangostán or Portuguese mangostão, both ultimately from Malay manggustan.


esbart

(collective) flock, group (of animals or people)


destorb

feina feta no fa destorb (saying)


ambó

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambōnem, from Byzantine Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn, “pulpit”).

ambo (raised platform in an early Christian church)


remolatxa sucrera

remolatxa sucrera f (plural remolatxes sucreres)

From remolatxa (“beet”) + sucrera, feminine of sucrer (“sugar (relational)”).


molleric clapat

molleric clapat m (plural mollerics clapats)


molleric granellut

molleric granellut m (plural mollerics granelluts)


mataparent clapat

mataparent clapat m (plural mataparents clapats)


molleric de calceta

molleric de calceta m (plural mollerics de calceta)

Suillus luteus
Suillus luteus#Translingual


pinetell de calceta

pinetell de calceta m (plural pinetells de calceta)

From pinetell (“a type of mushroom”) + calceta, diminutive of calça (“stocking”).


timonet

(Urgell, Tremp, Valencia) thyme (plant or culinary herb)


alcassaba

From Andalusian Arabic القصبة (al-qasába), from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba); cognate to English casbah and Spanish alcazaba.

(by synecdoche) the medina, the older part of a city in North Africa


tomello

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *thymellus, diminutive of Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos). Borrowed into Catalan either from Spanish tomillo, with some kind of vowel adaptation, or more likely from Valencian Mozarabic.

(Valencia) thyme (plant or culinary herb)


almàssera

Borrowed from Arabic المَعْصَرَة (al-maʕṣara, “press”), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate of Spanish almazara.


almàssera

Maybe from Arabic المَزْرَعَة (al-mazraʕa, “farm”), or from Arabic المَشْجَرَة (al-mašjara, “woodland”).


clòtxina

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *clocila, from earlier Latin cochlea (“clam”), or from clotxa (“carapace”) + -ina.

Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis#Translingual


clotxa

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


clotet

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

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

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


baldana

(Mallorca) the lower slopes of a mountain


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


coca bamba

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


trabeació

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin trabeātiōnem, from trabea (“a kind of toga”).


llanda

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Alternative form of llauna (“tinplate; roasting pan”)


llavador

Inherited from Latin lavatorium, equivalent to llavar (“to wash”) + -dor. Compare Spanish lavadero (“washboard”).

an artificial water deposit, used for doing the laundry


cassoleta bruna

ca-noun

cassoleta bruna f (plural cassoletes brunes)

From cassoleta (“a type of mushroom”) + bruna, feminine form of bru (“brown”).


mataparent de cama roja

ca-noun

mataparent de cama roja m (plural mataparents de cama roja)

scarletina bolete (Neoboletus luridiformis)


garrofer bord

garrofer bord m (plural garrofers bords)


basseta

a puddle which forms in the swash zone of a beach

Bassetes al cel, pastetes a la terra.

Fleecy clouds in the sky, puddles on the ground.

(in the plural) Small fleecy clouds popularly believed to indicate coming rain


pebrer bord

California pepper tree
California pepper tree

Schinus molle
Schinus molle#Translingual


búrgul

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul), from Persian برغول (barğul).


bacarà

a score of nine points in a game of baccarat


heura de terra

heura de terra f (plural heures de terra)

Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea#Translingual


gresolera

Phlomis crinita, a species of lampwick plant


malrubí

Alteration of earlier marrubí by association with mal (“bad”).


salvió

lampwick plant (any of various species in the genus Phlomis)


malrubí negre

malrubí negre m (plural malrubins negres)


gresol

→ Spanish: crisol
→ Portuguese: crisol

From a Vulgar Latin form reconstructed as *crosiolus or *cruceolus, from Classical Latin crucibulus. Compare Italian crogiolo, Old French croisuel.


marraix salmó

marraix salmó m (plural marraixos salmó)


alfàbrega japonesa

alfàbrega japonesa f (plural alfàbregues japoneses)

From alfàbrega (“basil”) + japonesa, feminine form of japonès (“Japonese”).

Perilla frutescens
Perilla frutescens#Translingual


batarà

Borrowed from Spanish batará, from Old Tupi batará.

antshrike (any of various species in the family Thamnophilidae)


bocamàniga

From boca (“mouth”) + màniga (“sleeve”).


boxa francesa

From boxa (“boxing”) + francesa, feminine form of francès (“French”).


portaobjectes

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry, to hold”) + objectes (“objects”).


marreu

Inherited from Latin marrubium, probably via an earlier unattested *marrou.

(often plural) horehound, black horehound


merla blava

From merla (“blackbird”) + blava, feminine form of blau (“blue”).


merla roquera

ca-noun

merla roquera f (plural merles roqueres)


merla d'aigua

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper


merla cuablanca

merla cuablanca f (plural merles cuablanques)

From merla (“blackbird”) + cuablanca, feminine form of cuablanc (“white-tailed”).


verema

Inherited from Old Catalan venema, from Latin vindēmia.

vintage (yield of grapes during one season)


jàssera

Probably from Arabic جِسْر (jisr, “[wooden] bridge”). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܫܪܐ (“bridge; beam”), from the same Akkadian root.

(construction) a thick beam, especially the main beam in a construction


vailet

vailet m (plural vailets, feminine vaileta)

Inherited from Old Catalan vaslet, from *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”).


romanx

Borrowed from French romanche, from Romansch rumantsch, from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, from Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman manner; in a Romance language”, adverb), from Latin rōmānicus.


cua de rata

timothy (species of grass in the genus Phleum)

rattail (deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae)


verat volador

ca-noun

verat volador m (plural verats voladors)


xoriguer

Inherited from Late Latin sōricārius, from sōrex (“mouse”).


cua de rabosa

crimson fountaingrass (Cenchrus setaceus)


guatllot

guatllot m (plural guatllots, feminine guatlla)


falcó mostatxut

falcó mostatxut m (plural falcons mostatxuts)


vicunya

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.


guineu àrtica

guineu àrtica f (plural guineus àrtiques)

From guineu (“fox”) + àrtica (feminine form of àrtic).

com

feminine form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ca">àrtic</i>


xanguet

Uncertain. The form of the word has been influenced by sang (“blood”) as the name is applied to various fishes also known as peixos sense sang or "fishes without blood".

the juvenile form of various schooling fish, such as the pilchard and anchovy


cant gregorià

ca-noun

cant gregorià m (plural cants gregorians)


gregalada

[ɡɾə.ɣəˈla.ðə]


seitó

Possibly from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olives”), in reference to the colour.

Engraulis encrasicolus
Engraulis encrasicolus#Translingual

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)


aladroc

Inherited from Old Catalan *alazdroc, from Arabic الْأَزْرَق (al-ʔazraq, “the blue one”).


cerç

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cercius, variation of Latin circius (“west-northwest wind”), from Ancient Greek κίρκιος (kírkios).


capferrat

Montpelier thistle (Cirsium monspessulanum)


pixota negra

[piˈʃɔ.tə ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[piˈʃɔ.tə ˈnə.ɣɾə]

From pixota (“large penis”) + negra, feminine form of negre (“black”).

black sea cucumber (Holothuria forskali)


forcadella

Digitaria sanguinalis
Digitaria sanguinalis#Translingual


matiner

ca-noun

matiner m (plural matiners, feminine matinera)

(historical) Matiner (member of an anti-government faction in the Second Carlist War)


punxadiscos

punxadiscos m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of punxa (“to puncture”) + discos (“records (musical)”).


llagosta pelegrina

ca-noun

llagosta pelegrina f (plural llagostes pelegrines)

From llagosta (“locust”) + pelegrina, feminine form of pelegrí (“pilgrim”).


contumàcia

Learned borrowing from Latin contumācia.


escil·la portuguesa

escil·la portuguesa f (plural escil·les portugueses)

From escil·la (“squill”) + portuguesa, feminine form of portuguès (“Portuguese”).


llagosta verda

llagosta verda f (plural llagostes verdes)

great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)


tauró pelegrí

tauró pelegrí m (plural taurons pelegrins)


escanya-rals

escanya-rals m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of escanya (“to choke, to strangle”) + rals (“reals (coins)”).


escanyallops

Verb-object compound, composed of escanya (“to choke, to strangle”) + llops (“wolves”).


fenoll de llop

ca-noun

fenoll de llop m (plural fenolls de llop)

Bupleurum fruticescens, a species of hare's ear native to the Iberian Peninsula


sanguinària del Canadà

sanguinària del Canadà f (plural sanguinàries del Canadà)


matallops

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + llops (“wolves”).


tora groga

From tora (“aconite”) + groga, feminine form of groc (“yellow”).


card marià

Silybum marianum
Silybum marianum#Translingual


pedra calcària

ca-noun

pedra calcària f (plural pedres calcàries)

From pedra (“stone”) + calcària, feminine form of calcari (“calcareous; containing lime”).


sanguinària

shrubby gromwell (Lithospermum fruticosum)


fumdeterra

From fum (“smoke”) + de (“of”) + terra (“earth”).


cascall banyut

ca-noun

cascall banyut m (plural cascalls banyuts)

a horned poppy, especially the red horned-poppy (Glaucium corniculatum)


pet de llop

the common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)


monsó

Borrowed from Portuguese monção, from earlier mouçaõ, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”).


pintacoques

Verb-object compound, composed of pinta (“to paint”) + coques (“cakes, cocas”).


matabou

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + bou (“ox”).

shrubby hare's-ear (Bupleurum fruticosum)


bufa del diable

ca-noun

bufa del diable f (plural bufes del diable)

a puffball, especially the giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea)


herba d'orenetes

herba d'orenetes f (plural herbes d'orenetes)

Possibly a calque of Latin chelīdonia, from chelīdonius (“swallow-like”).


carbó del blat de moro

carbó del blat de moro m (plural carbons del blat de moro)


lentigen

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


lentigen senil

ca-noun

lentigen senil m (plural lentigens senils)

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


penegal nòrdic

penegal nòrdic m (plural penegals nòrdics)


rampugoll

From rampa, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”).


penegal

Inherited from Latin pelagālis, from pelagus.

blackbelly rosefish (Helicolenus dactylopterus)


acàcia borda

From acàcia (“acacia”) + borda, feminine of bord (“false”).


orella de Judes

orella de Judes f (plural orelles de Judes)

[uˈɾɛ.ʎə ðə ˈʒu.ðəs]

[oˈɾə.ʎə ðə ˈʒu.ðəs]

Auricularia auricula-judae
Auricularia auricula-judae#Translingual


lledoner

a hackberry, especially the Mediterranean hackberry


acàcia de tres punxes

acàcia de tres punxes f (plural acàcies de tres punxes)

From acàcia (“acacia”) + de (“of”) + tres (“tree”) + punxes (“points, thorns”), a calque of its descriptive epithet triacanthos.


tres en ratlla

From tres (“three”) + en (“in”) + ratlla (“line”).


lledó

Inherited from Late Latin lotō, from Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”).


marro de dotze

ca-noun

marro de dotze m (plural marros de dotze)


llacor

(agriculture) Proper state of the soil for sowing


madrilleta vera

madrilleta vera f (plural madrilletes veres)

From madrilleta (“roach”) + vera, feminine form of ver (“true”).

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


madrilla bagra

madrilla bagra f (plural madrilles bagres)


ànec cuallarg

ànec cuallarg m (plural ànecs cuallargs)


madrilleta

[mə.ðɾiˈʎɛ.tə]

[mə.ðɾiˈʎə.tə]


astràgal

Learned borrowing from Latin astragalus.


mallerenga cuallarga

mallerenga cuallarga f (plural mallerengues cuallargues)

From mallerenga (“tit”) + cuallarga, feminine form of cuallarg (“long-tailed”).


madrilla

Borrowed from Spanish madrilla, diminutive of madre (“mother”).

Southwest European nase (Parachondrostoma toxostoma)


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)


abraçadora

[ə.βɾə.səˈðo.ɾə]

[ə.bɾə.səˈðo.ɾə]

hose clamp, hose clip, (UK) Jubilee clip


ou filat

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


ou farcit

From ou (“egg”) + farcit, past participle of farcir (“to stuff”).


ou escalfat

From ou (“egg”) + escalfat, past participle of escalfar.


torsimany

From Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān). Possibly the from another Semitic language, maybe Aramaic; see ت ر ج م (t r j m) for more. Compare English dragoman, English truchman.


guatlla maresa

guatlla maresa f (plural guatlles mareses)

From guatlla (“quail”) + maresa, feminine form of marès (“sea [relational]”).


picardona d'aigua

picardona d'aigua f (plural picardones d'aigua)

From picardona (“marsh crake”) + de (“of”) + aigua (“water”).


polla crestada

ca-noun

polla crestada f (plural polles crestades)

From polla (“hen”) + crestada, feminine form of crestat (“crested”).


polla pintada

polla pintada f (plural polles pintades)

From polla (“hen”) + pintada, feminine form of pintat (“painted”).

Porzana porzana
Porzana porzana#Translingual


polla d'aigua comuna

polla d'aigua comuna f (plural polles d'aigua comunes)

From polla d'aigua (“moorhen”) + comuna, feminine form of comú (“common”).


bufera arbustiva

bufera arbustiva f (plural buferes arbustives)

From bufera (“ashwagandha”) + arbustiva, feminine form of arbustiu (“shrub-like”).

Withania frutescens, a plant in the nightshade family found in North Africa, the Iberian peninsula, and the Canary Islands


polla d'aigua

From polla (“hen”) + de (“of”) + aigua (“water”).


espígol retallat

ca-noun

espígol retallat m (plural espígols retallats)


gonfanoner

gonfanoner m (plural gonfanoners, feminine gonfanonera)

gonfanoners (plural)
gonfanonera (feminine)


gallardet

[ɡə.ʎərˈdɛt]

[ɡə.ʎərˈdət]

Alteration of gallaret (“poppy”) by association with gallard (“graceful”).


tomaní

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tumānīnus, diminutive of Vulgar Latin *tumānia, *thȳmānea, from thȳmiāma (“incense”), borrowing of Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama).

Lavandula stoechas
Lavandula stoechas#Translingual


gonfanó

From Frankish *gundfano, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.


empiri

Learned borrowing from Latin empyrius, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios).


lluerna fosca

lluerna fosca f (plural lluernes fosques)

From lluerna (“gurnard”) + fosca, feminine form of fosc (“dark”).

longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus)


cap d'ase

From cap (“head”) + de (“of”) + ase (“ass”).

(in the plural) French lavender (Lavandula stoechas or Lavandula pedunculata)

(in the plural) woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)


polidora

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bufanaga

Daucus carota L. subsp. carota, the wild ancestor of the cultivated carrot


xirivia silvestre

ca-noun

xirivia silvestre f (plural xirivies silvestres)

Pastinaca sativa
Pastinaca sativa#Translingual

Wikispecies:Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris

wild parsnip (a plant of species Pastinaca sativa, sometimes subspecies Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris, the wild relative from which the cultivated parsnip is descended)


angèlica d'hort

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

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

com

Angelica archangelica
Angelica archangelica#Translingual


angèlica borda

ca-noun

angèlica borda f (plural angèliques bordes)

From angèlica (“angelica”) + borda, feminine form of bord (“false”).


balsamina salvatge

balsamina salvatge f (plural balsamines salvatges)

touch-me-not balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere)


cogombre tropical

cogombre tropical m (plural cogombres tropicals)

Momordica charantia
Momordica charantia#Translingual


balsamilla

Momordica balsamina, also known as the balsam apple


pomera salvatge

pomera salvatge f (plural pomeres salvatges)

a crab tree, especially the European crab apple


herba de l'Esperit Sant

herba de l'Esperit Sant f (plural herbes de l'Esperit Sant)


bàlsam del Canadà

bàlsam del Canadà m (plural bàlsams del Canadà)


vídua borda

From vídua (“widow”) + borda, feminine form of bord (“false”).


tanarida

From earlier Old Catalan tanasida, from Vulgar Latin tanacetum, perhaps from tenax (“tenacious”).


escriny

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scrīnium

slbor

casket (small case for storing precious objects, like jewelry)


cripsi

Learned borrowing from Late Latin crypsis, from Ancient Greek κρύψις (krúpsis, “hiding, concealment”), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).


ninxo

Borrowed from Spanish nicho, from French niche.


retinacle

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin retināculum, diminutive of retina.


formigonera

cement mixer, concrete mixer (a device used in construction in which cement, aggregate and water are slowly mixed together in a revolving drum to form concrete)


andola

Borrowed from Arabic غَنْدُرَة (ḡandura).


fornal

Either from an earlier *fornau, from Latin fornax (“furnace”), or from Vulgar Latin *furnale, from furnus (“oven”).


marxapeu

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

surf

curtail step (a larger step at the bottom of a staircase)


serra de sabre

ca-noun

serra de sabre f (plural serres de sabre)


il·lús

il·lús m (plural il·lusos, feminine il·lusa)


vigilant nocturn

vigilant nocturn m (plural vigilants nocturns, feminine vigilant nocturna)

vigilants nocturns (plural)
vigilant nocturna (feminine)


mussol comú

Athene noctua
Athene noctua#Translingual


mussol banyut

mussol banyut m (plural mussols banyuts)


massilla

Borrowed from Spanish masilla, diminutive of masa.


xot eurasiàtic

xot eurasiàtic m (plural xots eurasiàtics)


espantallops

Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare”) + llops (“wolves”). According to a popular belief, the rattling of the seed pods in the wind frightens wolves.

ca-verb-obj

Colutea arborescens
Colutea arborescens#Translingual


fumarell

Alteration of fumadell, from fumat + -ell.

marsh tern (bird of the genus Chlidonias)


espantaocells

Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare”) + ocells (“birds”).


duc blanc

Bubo scandiacus
Bubo scandiacus#Translingual


os formiguer pigmeu

ca-noun

os formiguer pigmeu m (plural ossos formiguers pigmeus)


xot

a scops owl (owl of the genus Otus), especially the Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)


xot

Borrowed from French chott, from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).

(geology) chott (a dry salt lake of the Sahara)


xot

(Valencia, Balearic) indentation (caused by an impact of one object on another)


almesquera siberiana

almesquera siberiana f (plural almesqueres siberianes)

From almesquera (“desman”) + siberiana, feminine form of siberià (“Siberian”).


almesc

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْمِسْك.


ànec xiulador

ca-noun

ànec xiulador m (plural ànecs xiuladors)

a wigeon, especially the Eurasian wigeon


ratxada

[rəˈt͡ʃa.ðə]


tallarol de casquet

tallarol de casquet m (plural tallarols de casquet)

From tallarol (“typical warbler”) + de (“of”) + casquet (“skullcap”).


tallarol capnegre

ca-noun

tallarol capnegre m (plural tallarols capnegres)

[ˌta.ʎəˈɾɔl ˌkabˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˌta.ʎəˈɾɔl ˌkabˈnə.ɣɾə]

Literally, “black-headed typical warbler”.

lit

Sylvia melanocephala
Sylvia melanocephala#Translingual

Sardinian warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)


tallarol

[ˌta.ʎəˈɾɔl]

Verb-object compound, composed of talla (“to cut”) + rol (“roll”).


comestibilitat

ca-noun

comestibilitat f (plural comestibilitats)


llissa vera

From llissa (“mullet”) + vera, feminine form of ver (“true”).


caluga blanca

caluga blanca f (plural calugues blanques)

From caluga (“thinlip mullet”) + blanca, feminine form of blanc (“white”).


llissa

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *alīcia. Compare allec (“sardine”).


afèresi

Learned borrowing from Latin aphaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō).


adúlter

ca-noun

adúlter m (plural adúlters, feminine adúltera)


àcar

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).


margalló

Variant form of bargalló, from barballó (“lavender”).


cedre americà

ca-noun

cedre americà m (plural cedres americans)


mèlia

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach#Translingual


urçol

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


aromer

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual


baralla de galls

baralla de galls f (plural baralles de galls)


greixum

Taques de greixum empastifaven els mosaics ordinaris o les rajoles dels menjadors.

Grease stains soiled the ordinary mosaics or the dining room floor tiles.


àlep

Uncertain. Possible sources include:
# Latin ālipēs (“wing-footed”)
# Latin alapa (“slap, smack”)
# Arabic دَوْلَاب (dawlāb, “waterwheel”)


domàs

Inherited from Old Catalan Domàs, Damàs (“Damascus”).

a piece of damask, especially a damask curtain


histèria

Learned borrowing from New Latin histeria, a back-formation from Latin hystericus.


gotirló

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, in which case cognate with French goitron.


sortidor

Vaig veure una cascada a la meva esquerra, clavada a la paret que era l'acabament del jardí i, a mig jardí, un sortidor.

1962, Mercè Rodoereda, La plaça del Diamant:

I saw a waterfall on my left, attached to the wall which was the end of the garden and, in the middle of the garden, a fountain.


dijous gras

Fat Thursday (the traditional beginning of Carnival in Catalan-speaking countries)


idiosincràsia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía).

ἰδιοσυγκρασία


astroquímica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


espardenya

Inherited from Old Catalan espartenya, from espart (“esparto grass”).

royal sea cucumber (Parastichopus regalis)


palmesà

ca-noun

palmesà m (plural palmesans, feminine palmesana)

Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca#English

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


arriet

rock louse (an isopod of the genus Ligia)


llonguet

llonguet (an oblong bread roll with a groove in the centre often used to make sandwiches)


llonguet

llonguet m (plural llonguets, feminine llongueta)

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


tirallet

Verb-object compound, composed of tira (“to pull”) + llet (“milk”).


llevador

ca-noun

llevador m (plural llevadors, feminine llevadora)

male equivalent of llevadora (“midwife”)


llevadora

llevadora f (plural llevadores, masculine llevador)

llevadores (plural)
llevador (masculine)

[ʎə.βəˈðo.ɾə]

[ʎə.vəˈðo.ɾə]


esparadrap

Borrowed from French sparadrap, from Italian sparadrappo.


mufló de les Muntanyes Rocalloses

mufló de les Muntanyes Rocalloses m (plural muflons de les Muntanyes Rocalloses)

muflons de les Muntanyes Rocalloses (plural)


llenca

Possibly from a blend of llengua + llesca.

una llenca de cansalada


bruixa sense taques

bruixa sense taques f (plural bruixes sense taques)

From bruixa (“witch; megrim”) + sense (“without”) + taques (“spots”).


gall nival

snowcock (bird of the genus Tetraogallus)


muntanyès

ca-noun

muntanyès m (plural muntanyesos, feminine muntanyesa)

muntanyesos (plural)
muntanyesa (feminine)


muntanyès

Cantabrian (an Astur-Leonese variety spoken in Cantabria)


càntabre

càntabre m (plural càntabres, feminine càntabra)

Cantabrian (inhabitant of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria)


palaia bruixa

palaia bruixa f (plural palaies bruixes)


tetolet gris

short-billed dowitcher
short-billed dowitcher


tetolet becllarg

tetolet becllarg m (plural tetolets becllargs)

Literally, “long-beaked dowitcher”, from bec (“beak, bill”) + llarg (“long”).

long-billed dowitcher
long-billed dowitcher


tètol

Probably from Late Latin tetus, variant of titus (“wood pigeon”).


agafamosquits

Verb-object compound, composed of agafa (“to catch”) + mosquits (“mosquitos”).

ca-verb-obj

gnatcatcher (bird in the family Polioptilidae)


mosquitam

(collective) a swarm of mosquitos, gnats


boà

Borrowed from French boa. Doublet of boa.


pailó

Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis)


alcavot

ca-noun

alcavot m (plural alcavots, feminine alcavota)

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القَوَّاد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād, “pimp”).

bor+

someone who helps conceal a crime; accessory


bacora

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from classical Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

der

اَلْبَكُورَة

(vulgar, slang, Valencia) cunt; pussy (the vulva)

Thunnus alalunga
Thunnus alalunga#Translingual

albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)


esperó de cavaller

ca-noun

esperó de cavaller m (plural esperons de cavaller)


anguila elèctrica

anguila elèctrica f (plural anguiles elèctriques)


volantí

a weighted fishing line with several hooks that is trailed from a boat

coontail (an aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum)


llapó anguilenc

llapó anguilenc m (plural llapons anguilencs)

[ʎəˈpo əŋ.ɡiˈlɛŋ]

[ʎəˈpo əŋ.ɡiˈləŋk]

Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)


repalassa petita

repalassa petita f (plural repalasses petites)


llapassa borda

llapassa borda f (plural llapasses bordes)


serpeta cega

From serpeta (“little snake”) + cega, feminine form of cec (“blind”).


serpeta

(figurative) snake, rat (treacherous person)

straightnose pipefish (Nerophis ophidion)


peixopalo

Borrowed from Old Spanish pexepalo (modern Spanish pejepalo).


peix os

bonefish (any of varies species in the family Albulidae)


ostra perlera

ostra perlera f (plural ostres perleres)

From ostra (“oyster”) + perlera, feminine form of perler (“pearl [relational]”).

a pearl oyster, particularly the Gulf pearl oyster


mareperla

a mollusk shell which contains mother-of-pearl, particularly that of a pearl oyster


navalla recta

navalla recta f (plural navalles rectes)

either of two closely-related species of razor clam, the jackknife clam (Ensis minor) or the pod razor (Ensis siliqua)


catxel

Possibly a diminutive of *catxa, variant of cassa (“ladle”), from a pre-Roman root *katti, or from earlier *catxil, from Latin conchylium (“shellfish”), in which case a doublet of conquilla.


tellerina

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


carculla

Inherited from Old Catalan calculla. Of unknown, probably pre-Roman origin.


ostrer

ca-noun

ostrer m (plural ostrers, feminine ostrera)


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

ostra portuguesa f (plural ostres portugueses)

Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata)


ostra japonesa

ostra japonesa f (plural ostres japoneses)


berberetxo

(Castilianism, Valencia) cockle, common cockle


corriol gros

corriol gros m (plural corriols grossos)


pampallugues

From Ancient Greek πομφόλυγας (pomphólugas), accusative plural of Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux, “bubble, blister”). Compare Italian fanfaluca.


passarel·la

Borrowed from French passerelle via Italian passerella.


cavallet

(in the plural) carousel, merry-go-round


daurada grossa

ca-noun

daurada grossa f (plural daurades grosses)

From daurada (“plover”) + grossa, feminine of gros (“big”).


corriolet

little ringed plover
little ringed plover


pitxi

pitxi (a traditional Catalonian ball game similar to baseball)


antílop americà

antílop americà m (plural antílops americans)


falguereta

[fəl.ɣəˈɾɛ.tə]

[fəl.ɣəˈɾə.tə]

fountain spleenwort (Asplenium fontanum)


conco

Hypochoristic based on Old Catalan avonclo (“uncle”).

bachelor uncle (especially one who still lives in the family home)

confirmed bachelor (man uninterested in committed relationships)


falzilla

Inherited from Late Latin filicicula, variant form of filicula, diminutive of filix (“fern”).

maidenhair (fern of the genus Adiantum, particularly the Venus hair fern)


garsa de mar

oystercatcher (bird of the genus Haematopus)


pluripartidisme

pluripartidisme m (plural pluripartidismes)


ballarida

[bə.ʎəˈɾi.ðə]

Unknown. Compare Spanish bellorita (“daisy”).

Hypecoum procumbens, a species of flowering plant in the poppy family having asymmetrical blossoms


garseta blanca

garseta blanca f (plural garsetes blanques)

From garseta (“egret”) + blanca, feminine form of blanc (“white”).


funàmbul

funàmbul m (plural funàmbuls, feminine funàmbula)

Learned borrowing from Latin fūnambulus.


còpula

Learned borrowing from Latin cōpula. Doublet of cobla.


palmera reial

palmera reial f (plural palmeres reials)


efemèride

(in the plural, astronomy) ephemeris, almanac (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)


llisquet

From lliscar (“to slide”) + -et (diminutive suffix).


herba llimona

Cymbopogon citratus
Cymbopogon citratus#Translingual


temporer

ca-noun

temporer m (plural temporers, feminine temporera)

Semi-learned form based on Latin temporem (“time”).


bancarroter

bancarroter m (plural bancarroters, feminine bancarrotera)

bancarroters (plural)
bancarrotera (feminine)

bankrupt (person who has declared insolvency)


cavallfort

From cavall (“horse”) + fort (“strong”).

buck buck, Johnny-on-a-Pony (children's game)


herniària

From the folk medical belief that it was effective in the treatment of hernias.

a rupturewort (plant of the genus Herniaria), particularly the smooth rupturewort


trencapedra

[ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈpe.ðɾə]

[ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈpe.ðɾə]

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + pedra (“stone”), from the folk medical belief that it was effective in the treatment of kidney stones.


peucrist

ca-noun

peucrist m (plural peucrists or peucristos)

alchemilla-leaved cinquefoil (Potentilla alchemilloides)

alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina)


gram negre

[ˈɡɾam ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˈɡɾam ˈnə.ɣɾə]

Potentilla reptans
Potentilla reptans#Translingual

European cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)


llirijonc

From lliri (“lily”) + jonc (“rush, reed”).

ever-flowering gladiolus (Gladiolus tristis)


reina dels prats

reina dels prats f (plural reines dels prats)


falciot negre

falciot negre m (plural falciots negres)

From falciot (“[variant form of falcillot (“swift”)]”) + negre (“black”).

com

􂀿variant form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ca">falcillot</i> (“swift”)􂁀


bitllot

(bowling) in the sport of bitlles catalanes, a wooden pin used in place of a bowling ball to knock over a number of wooden skittles or bitlles


bitlles de sis

a form of skittles played in the Catalan Countries with six bitlles, or pins, and three bitllots, which are used in place of balls to knock them over


bitllet de banc

ca-noun

bitllet de banc m (plural bitllets de banc)


bitlles catalanes

From bitlles (“skittles”) + catalanes, feminine plural form of català (“Catalan”).

a form of skittles played in the Catalan Countries with six or nine bitlles, or pins


gargamelló

[ɡər.ɡə.məˈʎo]


llengüeta

[ʎəŋˈɡwɛ.tə]

[ʎəŋˈɡwə.tə]


gargamella

[ɡər.ɡəˈme.ʎə]


garganxó

[ɡər.ɡəɲˈʃo]

[ɡaɾ.ɣaɲˈt͡ʃo]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gargantiōnem, from garganta.


àneda

Feminine form of Old Catalan ànet (“duck, drake”).


llengua de bou blanca

ca-noun

llengua de bou blanca f (plural llengües de bou blanques)

From llengua de bou (“hedgehog mushroom”) + blanca, feminine form of blanc (“white”).


llengua de bou

ca-noun

llengua de bou f (plural llengües de bou)

Bistorta officinalis
Bistorta officinalis#Translingual

Hydnum repandum
Hydnum repandum#Translingual

Rumex crispus
Rumex crispus#Translingual


llum intermitent

llum intermitent f (plural llums intermitents)


pipa llarga

From pipa (“pipe”) + llarga, feminine form of llarg.

churchwarden pipe (tobacco pipe with a long stem)


comptagotes

Verb-object compound, composed of compta (“to count”) + gotes (“drops”).

ca-verb-obj

dropper (utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time)


superabundància

ca-noun

superabundància f (plural superabundàncies)

Learned borrowing from Latin superabundantia. Doublet of sobreabundància, a semi-learned form.


indigestió

Learned borrowing from Latin indigestiōnem.


joguinaire

ca-noun

joguinaire m or f by sense (plural joguinaires)


algàlia

From Andalusian Arabic الغَالِيَة (al-ḡál(i)ya), from Arabic غَالِيَّة (ḡāliyya).


algàlia

Learned borrowing from Latin algalia, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον (ergaleîon, “tool, instrument”).


eglefí

Borrowed from French églefin, from Old French esclefin, from Middle Dutch schelvisch (Modern Dutch Dutch schelvis).


batolla

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *battucula, plural of *battuculum, variant form of *battuāculum, from battuō (“to beat”). Doublet of batall.


maleter

From maleta + -er. Compare Spanish maletero.


maleter

ca-noun

maleter m (plural maleters, feminine maletera)


llambritja

[ʎəmˈbɾi.d͡ʒə]


orenyola

[u.ɾəˈɲɔ.lə]

[o.ɾəˈɲɔ.lə]

black wing flyingfish (Hirundichthys rondeletii)


orenola

Variant form of orèndola, from Vulgar Latin *hirundula, diminutive of hirundō (“swallow”).


tsarista

tsarista m or f by sense (plural tsaristes)


banyista

banyista m or f by sense (plural banyistes)


misantrop

misantrop m (plural misantrops, feminine misantropa)

misantrops (plural)
misantropa (feminine)


vestit espacial

vestit espacial m (plural vestits espacials)


blet moll

A saltbush, particularly the spear saltbush (Atriplex patula).


camisa de dormir

camisa de dormir f (plural camises de dormir)


banyarriquer

From banya (“horn”) + riquer, perhaps related to querar (“eat away at”).


lluneta

(in the plural) buckler-mustard (Biscutella laevigata)


epicant

Learned borrowing from Latin epicanthus.


peix gat

a catfish, particularly the black bullhead, an invasive species in the Catalan Countries


balena blanca

balena blanca f (plural balenes blanques)

From balena (“whale”) + blanca, feminine form of blanc (“white”).


peix gat negre

peix gat negre m (plural peixos gat negres)

[ˈpeʒ ˈɡad ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˈpeʒ ˈɡad ˈnə.ɣɾə]


marsuí

Borrowed from French marsouin (“porpoise”), from a Germanic source.


convit

→ Portuguese: convite

→ Spanish: convite


seient de sogra

ca-noun

seient de sogra m (plural seients de sogra)

golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii)


enterramorts

enterramorts m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of enterra (“to bury”) + morts (“dead people”).


reveixí

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


cotxer

ca-noun

cotxer m (plural cotxers, feminine cotxera)


guilla

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.


repèl

Pre-2016 spelling of repel (“hair out of place”).


guitarró

a plucked four-stringed instrument of the guitar family found in the Catalan Countries and Murcia


pèl caní

Nardus stricta
Nardus stricta#Translingual


auba

Alternative form of àlber (“white poplar”)


àlber

Inherited from Late Latin albarus, from albus.

Coordinate term: pollancre


cobreobjectes

Verb-object compound, composed of cobre (“to cover”) + objectes (“object”).


pàtina

Learned borrowing from Latin patina. Doublet of patena.


cobrecalze

Verb-object compound, composed of cobre (“to cover”) + calze (“chalice”).

(Christianity) chalice veil (cloth covering the chalice and paten during the liturgy)


targeta postal

ca-noun

targeta postal f (plural targetes postals)


targeta vermella

targeta vermella f (plural targetes vermelles)


càrter

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


targeta groga

targeta groga f (plural targetes grogues)


segell de ram

Eurasian Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum)


segell de Salomó

segell de Salomó m (plural segells de Salomó)

Polygonatum odoratum
Polygonatum odoratum#Translingual

a flowering plant in the genus Polygonatum, especially the scented Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)


obliteració

Learned borrowing from Latin oblitterātiōnem.


mata-segells

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + segells (“stamps”). Calque of Spanish matasellos.


llàgrimes de Maria

scented Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)


aurèola

Learned borrowing from Latin aureola, feminine form of aureolus. Doublet of oriola, a popular development.


oriola

Inherited from Latin aureola. Doublet of aurèola, a learned borrowing.

Maltese starthistle (Centaurea melitensis)

longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus)


porta-rotlles

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry, to hold”) + rotlles (“rolls”).


plepa

nuisance, bother, annoyance (annoying person or thing)


gagaús

ca-noun

gagaús m (plural gagaüsos, feminine gagaüsa)


Gagaúsia

Gagauzia (an autonomous region of Moldova)


reincident

reincident m or f by sense (plural reincidents)


extrema dreta

extrema dreta f (plural extremes dretes)


salutació hitleriana

salutació hitleriana f (plural salutacions hitlerianes)

From salutació (“salute”) + hitlerià (“Hitlerian”).


grupuscle

(derogatory) groupuscule (small political group)


escafandrer

ca-noun

escafandrer m (plural escafandrers, feminine escafandrera)

escafandrers (plural)
escafandrera (feminine)

From escafandre + -er. Compare Spanish escafandrero.


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


escafandre autònom

ca-noun

escafandre autònom m (plural escafandres autònoms)


vieneseria

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


salsufragi

From Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”), from its habit of growing in clefts in rocks.

Silene saxifraga, a species of campion used as a medicinal herb


salsa bolonyesa

salsa bolonyesa f (plural salses bolonyeses)

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


inaccessibilitat

inaccessibilitat f (plural inaccessibilitats)


empresa privada

empresa privada f (plural empreses privades)


botxa

(in the plural) bocce (the game of bocce)


gavardina

Possibly from an alteration of tavardina, a diminutive of Old Catalan tavart (“tabard”). The meaning "trenchcoat" stems from the textile sense, as British trenchcoats were traditionally of gabardine.

(historical) gaberdine (a cassock-like garment)


xotis

Borrowed from French schottisch, from German schottisch.


escanyapolls

Verb-object compound, composed of escanya (“to choke, to strangle”) + polls (“lice”).

ca-verb-obj

Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus#Translingual


espasa de Dàmocles

ca-noun

espasa de Dàmocles f (plural espases de Dàmocles)


estat d'alarma

estat d'alarma m (plural estats d'alarma)


murta de Brabant

murta de Brabant f (plural murtes de Brabant)


herba felera

(Aristolochia pistolochia)
yellow bugle (Ajuga chamaepitys)

Ajuga chamaepitys
Ajuga chamaepitys#Translingual


noucasat

noucasat m (plural noucasats, feminine noucasada)


novençà

novençà m (plural novençans, feminine novençana)

Blend of nou (“new”) + jovençà (“newlywed”).


jovençà

ca-noun

jovençà m (plural jovençans, feminine jovençana)

Probably from Vulgar Latin *iuvenciānus, from Latin iuvencus (“young”). A derivation from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos has also been proposed on account of the suffix.


ressopó

→ Spanish: resopón


reduflació

Calque of English shrinkflation, from reducción + inflación.


ensalada russa

ensalada russa f (plural ensalades russes)

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


aiguacuit

Calque of Medieval Latin aqua decoctum, lit. "boiled water".

a type of animal glue composed mainly of gelatin


canya de sant Joan

canya de sant Joan f (plural canyes de sant Joan)


carner

carner m (plural carners, feminine carnera)


briu

From Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“strength”). Cognate with Old Irish bríg (“force, power”), Welsh bri (“honour, esteem”).


carnassa

bits of flesh removed from hides during the process of tanning

Pastinaca lucida, a species of parsnip endemic to the islands of Mallorca and Menorca


rentavaixella

Verb-object compound, composed of renta (“to wash”) + vaixella (“dishware”).


ocell del paradís

ca-noun

ocell del paradís m (plural ocells del paradís)


marmitó

marmitó m (plural marmitons, feminine marmitona)


sauló

Inherited from Latin sabulō (“coarse sand”).

inh+

coarse sand formed by the decomposition of granite


concussió

Learned borrowing from Latin concussiōnem.

lbor

(law) solicitation of bribery, extortion


marcòlic

Lilium martagon
Lilium martagon#Translingual


canemuixa

hurd, shives (woody inner portion of hemp)


aromanès

ca-noun

aromanès m (plural aromanesos, feminine aromanesa)

aromanesos (plural)
aromanesa (feminine)

Ultimately from Aromanian armãn, likely via Romanian aromân with the addition of a suffix, parallel to romanès from Romanian aromân.


pronom relatiu

pronom relatiu m (plural pronoms relatius)


quisso

quisso m (plural quissos, feminine quissa)

Onomatopoeic, from quis-quis (“bark-bark”).


llumenera

Inherited from Late Latin lūmināria, neuter plural of lūmināre, from Latin lūmen. Doublet of lluminària, a learned borrowing.


cabina telefònica

cabina telefònica f (plural cabines telefòniques)


guia telefònica

guia telefònica f (plural guies telefòniques)


línia telefònica

línia telefònica f (plural línies telefòniques)


uixer

uixer m (plural uixers, feminine uixera)

Inherited from Latin ostiārius. Cognate with English usher. Doublet of ostiari, a learned borrowing.


panxacontent

panxacontent m (plural panxacontents, feminine panxacontenta)

panxacontents (plural)
panxacontenta (feminine)


xurriaques

Fromm Mozarabic *atxorriiaka, from a metathesised version of Vulgar Latin *excorrigiata, from corrigia (“thong; whip”).


raïm de llop

a stonecrop, either white stonecrop or goldmoss stonecrop


trompera d’aigua

trompera d’aigua f (plural tromperes d’aigua)

branched horsetail (Equisetum ramosissimum)


amazic

amazic m (plural amazics, feminine amaziga)


porrecció

Learned borrowing from Latin porrectiōnem, from porrigō (“to stretch out, extend”).


metraller

ca-noun

metraller m (plural metrallers, feminine metrallera)

metrallers (plural)
metrallera (feminine)


carabassera d'esponja

carabassera d'esponja f (plural carabasseres d'esponja)

Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca#Translingual


tramoia

(theater) stage machinery, or a piece thereof


balsamer

Momordica balsamina, also known as the balsam apple


càtar

càtar m (plural càtars, feminine càtara)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Catharus, from Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure”).


albigès

ca-noun

albigès m (plural albigesos, feminine albigesa)

Albigensian (native or inhabitant of Albi) (male or of unspecified gender)

Albigensian (adherent of the Albigensian heresy)


gavell

Inherited from Latin *cavellus, diminutive of cavus (“hollow”).


llegany

a thin cloud which allows sunshine to penetrate intermittently


tia valenciana

tia valenciana f (plural ties valencianes, masculine oncle valencià)

ties valencianes (plural)
oncle valencià (masculine)


oncle valencià

oncle valencià m (plural oncles valencians, feminine tia valenciana)

oncles valencians (plural)
tia valenciana (feminine)


faralló

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *faraliōne, via metathesis from Ancient Greek φαλαριῶν (phalariôn), from φάλαρος (phálaros, “having a white spot”).


rufià

rufià m (plural rufians, feminine rufiana)


brúfol

From Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus. Doublet of búfal, a learned borrowing.


brúfol

brúfol m (plural brúfols, feminine brúfola)


polleguera

Probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *pollicāria, from Latin pollicāris.


adalil

Borrowed from Arabic الدَّلِيل (ad-dalīl, “sign, indication”).


apotecari

ca-noun

apotecari m (plural apotecaris, feminine apotecària)

apotecaris (plural)
apotecària (feminine)

Learned borrowing from Latin apothēcārius.


manicur

male equivalent of manicura (“manicurist”)


pedicur

male equivalent of pedicura (“pedicurist”)


síndic

ca-noun

síndic m (plural síndics, feminine síndica)

Learned borrowing from Latin syndicus, from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (súndikos, “advocate”).


sotragueig

ca-noun

sotragueig m (plural sotragueigs or sotraguejos)

sotragueigs (plural)
sotraguejos (plural)

[su.tɾəˈɣɛt͡ʃ]

[so.tɾəˈɣət͡ʃ]


passerell blau

passerell blau m (plural passerells blaus)


suggestió

Learned borrowing from Latin suggestiōnem.


tòs

(traditional Valencian) Obsolete spelling of tos (“occiput”).


platet volador

ca-noun

platet volador m (plural platets voladors)


gorrer

gorrer m (plural gorrers, feminine gorrera)


encenedor

From encendre + -dor. Compare Spanish encendedor.


rasor

(archaic, dialectal) Alternative form of raor


raor

→ Spanish: raor

From earlier rasor, from Late Latin rāsōrium.

Exists in Algherese as rasor

(archaic) small feather forming part of a bird's wing


xarrupallànties

xarrupallànties m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of xarrupa (“to suck”) + llànties (“lamps”).

ca-verb-obj

a pious person who spends the whole day in church


rosegaaltars

ca-noun

rosegaaltars m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of rosega (“to gnaw”) + altars (“altars”).


diner de Sant Pere

ca-noun

diner de Sant Pere m (plural diners de Sant Pere)


llantier

llantier m (plural llantiers, feminine llantiera)

lamplighter (person who lights oil lamps)


llantier

lampholder (holder for hanging an oil lamp)


llantió

bluetail (damselfly of the genus Ischnura)


llantió elegant

llantió elegant m (plural llantions elegants)


asfíxia

Borrowed from New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σφύξις (sphúxis, “pulse”).


clivellat

scab (plant disease caused by fungi of the genus Venturia)


patufet

ca-noun

patufet m (plural patufets, feminine patufeta)

Of expressive origin. Influenced by such words as petit (“small”), petarrell (“pout; tot”), pet (“fart”), and llufa (“silent fart”).


quartà

(historical) a dry measure equal to four picotins or approximately 6 litres

(historical) a liquid measure equal to eight porrons or approximately 7.5 litres

(historical) any of various coins with the value of one quarter of a real


quartilla

Borrowed from Spanish cuartilla, diminutive of cuarta (“quarter”).

a sheet of paper, especially one of size A5

(usually in the plural) page (of a manuscript)


calçapeu

Verb-object compound, composed of calça (“to strap”) + peu (“foot”).

ca-verb-obj

pedal strap (strap to secure the foot on a bicycle pedal)


barcella

Borrowed from a Mozarabic descendant of Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula. The change from /p-/ to /b-/ would be the result of Arabic influence.

(historical) a dry measure equivalent to 11.7 litres, divided into six almuds in Mallorca and four in the Valencian Community


bescollada

accolade (ceremonial blow with the flat of a sword)


rabosa de roca

ca-noun

rabosa de roca f (plural raboses de roca)


bavosa verda

From bavosa (“blenny”) + verda, feminine form of verd (“green”).


gatell

grey willow, rusty sallow (Salix atrocinerea)


salenca

Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”), making it akin to sàlic, salze, saule, and sarga, etc.

a willow of small size, particularly:
purple willow (Salix purpurea)

a willow of small size
purple willow (Salix purpurea)

a willow of small size, particularly:
goat willow (Salix caprea)

a willow of small size
goat willow (Salix caprea)


prunyoner

damson plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia) (tree)


aranyeta

[ə.ɾəˈɲɛ.tə]

[ə.ɾəˈɲə.tə]


pinçanàs

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


perelló

Alternative form of penelló (“chillblain”)


prunyó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *prūniōne, from Latin prūnum.


prunyó

(Valencia) Alternative form of penelló (“chillblain”)


matinera

ground babbler (any of various species of Old World passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae)


remor de l'orella

ca-noun

remor de l'orella f (plural remors de l'orella)

(pathology) Synonym of acufen (“tinnitus”)


automutilació

automutilació f (plural automutilacions)


rebaixador

[rə.βə.ʃəˈðo]


impetigen

Learned borrowing from Latin impetīginem.


mutilació

Learned borrowing from Latin mutilātiōnem.


bordegàs

ca-noun

bordegàs m (plural bordegassos, feminine bordegassa)

bordegassos (plural)
bordegassa (feminine)


remors de l'orella

remor de l'orella
remor de l'orella#Catalan


abrasió

Learned borrowing from Latin abrāsiōnem.


diapasó

Learned borrowing from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν (diapasôn), that is διά (diá, “through”) + πασῶν (pasôn, “all”) (χορδῶν (khordôn, “notes”)), “through all (notes)”.


ròssec

Deverbal from rossegar, aphetic variant of arrossegar.

(figurative) remainder, balance (of a payment)


grua carunculada

grua carunculada f (plural grues carunculades)


carronya

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *carōnia. First attested in the 19th century, and on that basis, probably borrowed from Italian carogna. Compare English carrion.

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico


clavell d'espècia

clavell d'espècia m (plural clavells d'espècia)


llengua morta

llengua morta f (plural llengües mortes)


foner

foner m (plural foners, feminine fonera)

slinger (someone who wields a sling as a weapon)


trompeta xinesa

trompeta xinesa f (plural trompetes xineses)

Chinese trumpet vine
Chinese trumpet vine


fonera

From fons + -era, or directly from Vulgar Latin *fundāria.

(geology) a depression or hollow in the sea floor


fonera

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


compte corrent

ca-noun

compte corrent m (plural comptes corrents)


compte d'estalvis

compte d'estalvis m (plural comptes d'estalvis)


palomida blanca

palomida blanca f (plural palomides blanques)


llançaflames

Verb-object compound, composed of llança (“to throw”) + flames (“flames”).


llanxa

From Portuguese lancha, either directly or via Spanish lancha.


llançagranades

Verb-object compound, composed of llança (“to throw”) + granades (“grenades”).


batxiller

ca-noun

batxiller m (plural batxillers, feminine batxillera)

batxillers (plural)
batxillera (feminine)

Borrowed from French bachelier. Cognate with English bachelor.

(historical) holder of a bachelor's degree

someone holding a baccalaureate; a high school graduate


batxiller

Mediterranean grenadier (Coryphaenoides mediterraneus)


llançamíssils

Verb-object compound, composed of llança (“to throw”) + míssils (“missiles”).


xalana

Borrowed from Spanish chalana, from French chaland.


aigua-ros

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


albó de muntanya

ca-noun

albó de muntanya m (plural albons de muntanya)


eïna

(dialectal, Alghero) Alternative form of eina


conya

fer conya

estar de conya


gàrgara

[ˈɡar.ɡə.ɾə]

fer gàrgares

(usually in the plural) gargle, gargling


escalfapanxes

Verb-object compound, composed of escalfa (“to warm”) + panxes (“bellies”).

ca-verb-obj

S'acotà a l'escalfapanxes amb l'intent de cremar la carta, però es repensà.

She bent down to the fireplace with the intent of burning the letter but changed her mind.


reprotxe

[rəˈpɾɔ.t͡ʃə]

Borrowed from French reproche. Doublet of repropi.


cuereta blanca

ca-noun

cuereta blanca f (plural cueretes blanques)


cueta

From cua + -eta. In the sense of "wagtail", perhaps from Latin coda (“tail”) + acta (“moved”). (Compare codeite.)


mixina

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek μυξῖνος (muxînos, “slime-fish, a kind of mullet”).


poncem

Probably from Latin pomum Syriae (“apple of Syria”).


escalopa milanesa

ca-noun

escalopa milanesa f (plural escalopes milaneses)


ciberassetjament

ciberassetjament m (plural ciberassetjaments)


ciberseguretat

ciberseguretat f (plural ciberseguretats)


poncir

Inherited from Latin pomum Syriae (“apple of Syria”).


jaspi

Borrowed from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).


westfalià

ca-noun

westfalià m (plural westfalians, feminine westfaliana)

westfalians (plural)
westfaliana (feminine)


toquiota

toquiota m or f by sense (plural toquiotes)

Tokyoite (native or inhabitant of Tokyo)


caixubi

caixubi m (plural caixubis, feminine caixúbia)

Borrowed from Polish Kaszuby (“Kashubs, Kashubia”).


sòrab

ca-noun

sòrab m (plural sòrabs, feminine sòraba)

Borrowed from German Sorbe, from Lower Sorbian Serb, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ (“ally, Serb, Sorb”).


verginya

(Alghero) Alternative form of albergínia


no-compareixença

ca-noun

no-compareixença f (plural no-compareixences)

(law) failure to appear in court; non-appearance


intimació

Learned borrowing from Latin intimātiōnem.


aragall

Morchella conica
Wikispecies:Morchella conica


daguestànic

ca-noun

daguestànic m (plural daguestànics, feminine daguestànica)

daguestànics (plural)
daguestànica (feminine)


progenitura

From Vulgar Latin *prōgenitūra, from Latin prōgignō (“to beget”).


emulsió

Borrowed from Latin emulsu. Compare Spanish emulsión, French émulsion.


teuladí torredà

teuladí torredà m (plural teuladins torredans)


pardal guineuer

pardal guineuer m (plural pardals guineuers)


estasiologia

Borrowed from French stasiologie, from στάσις (stásis) + -λογία (-logía).


pardal d'ala blanca

pardal d'ala blanca m (plural pardals d'ala blanca)

white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)


xenisme

an unadapted loanword designating a culturally-significant object or concept which has no exact equivalent in the borrowing language


padró

Inherited from Latin patrōnus. Doublet of patró.

a register of inhabitants of a municipality, which also serves as an electoral register


xenòfob

xenòfob m (plural xenòfobs, feminine xenòfoba)


xenòfil

xenòfil m (plural xenòfils, feminine xenòfila)


torredà

torredà m (plural torredans, feminine torredana)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *turritānus, from turris (“tower”).

inhabitant of any of various Catalan towns with the element Torre ("tower") in their name, such as Torre de Cabdella, Torre de Claramunt, Torrelameu, etc.


giracamises

giracamises m or f by sense (plural giracamisesos)

Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn, to change”) + camises (“shirts”).

ca-verb-obj

(Tortosa) flip-flopper (person who easily changes allegiances or opinions)


saballonera

blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina or Calliphora vomitoria)


pugó negre

[puˈɣo ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[puˈɣo ˈnə.ɣɾə]


milfulles

From mil (“thousand”) + fulles (“leaves”), a calque of Latin millefolium.


milfulls

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


anglocatòlic

ca-noun

anglocatòlic m (plural anglocatòlics, feminine anglocatòlica)

anglocatòlics (plural)
anglocatòlica (feminine)


ropit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rubipectus, from rubeus (“red”) + pectus (“breast”).


canabassa

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cannabācea, feminine of *cannabāceus (“hempen”), from cannabis.

Eupatorium cannabinum
Eupatorium cannabinum#Translingual


mosca verda

greenbottle (any of various species of blowfly in the genus Lucilia)


patolla

Alternative form of patoll (“crowd, mob”)


maurí

maurí m (plural maurins, feminine maurina)


escuterista

escuterista m or f by sense (plural escuteristes)


floronc

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fluruncus, metathesized form of Latin furunculus.


arvanítica

Borrowed from Greek αρβανίτικα (arvanítika).

bor+

Arvanitika (variety of Albanian spoken by the Arvanites)


peloponesi

ca-noun

peloponesi m (plural peloponesis, feminine peloponèsia)

peloponesis (plural)
peloponèsia (feminine)

Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsius.

lbor

Peloponnesian (native of the Peloponnese)


italoalbanès

ca-noun

italoalbanès m (plural italoalbanesos, feminine italoalbanesa)

italoalbanesos (plural)
italoalbanesa (feminine)

Arbëreshë (member of an ethnolinguistic group of Southern Italy)


magribí

magribí m (plural magribins, feminine magribina)


onclo

Inherited from Latin avunculus. Cf. Old Catalan avonclo.


colzo

(Balearic, Tarragon, Penedès) Alternative form of colze


escala de caragol

escala de caragol f (plural escales de caragol)


camallarga comú

camallarga comú m (plural camallargues comuns)


eruguera

[ə.ɾuˈɣe.ɾə]


xerraire caranegre

xerraire caranegre m (plural xerraires caranegres)

[ʃəˈraj.ɾə ˌka.ɾəˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ʃəˈraj.ɾə ˌka.ɾəˈnə.ɣɾə]

black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine)


becample

From bec (“bill, beak”) + ample (“wide, broad”).

com

broadbill (any of various suboscine passerine birds in the family Eurylaimidae)


pixaví muntanyenc

ca-noun

pixaví muntanyenc m (plural pixavins muntanyencs)


becplaner

From bec (“beak, bill”) + planer (“flat, level”).


cuqueta de riera

ca-noun

cuqueta de riera f (plural cuquetes de riera)


carablanc d'escudet

carablanc d'escudet m (plural carablancs d'escudet)

large white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia pectoralis)


grimpa-soques

Verb-object compound, composed of grimpa (“to climb up”) + soques (“trunks, stumps”).

ca-verb-obj

woodcreeper (any of various suboscine passerine birds in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae)


carablanc

whiteface (a bird of species in the genus Aphelocephala)

whiteface (a dragonfly of species in the genus Leucorrhinia)


pixaví

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“to piss”) + vi (“wine”).


cisteller

ca-noun

cisteller m (plural cistellers, feminine cistellera)

cistellers (plural)
cistellera (feminine)


cisteller

canastero, thistletail (bird in the genus Asthenes)


arrosser

arrosser m (plural arrossers, feminine arrossera)


arròs amb llet

arròs amb llet m (plural arrossos amb llet)

Alternative form of arròs i llet (“rice pudding”)


xenilla

Borrowed from French chenille. Doublet of canícula, which is borrowed directly from Latin.


xarxa de deriva

xarxa de deriva f (plural xarxes de deriva)


gipó

From Old Italian giubba, from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba).


vas de precipitats

vas de precipitats m (plural vasos de precipitats)


maldivià

maldivià m (plural maldivians, feminine maldiviana)

maldivians (plural)
maldiviana (feminine)


dràvida

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्राविड (drāviḍa).


cinyell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cingellum, from Latin cingulum (“girdle”). Doublet of cingle.


melanesi

ca-noun

melanesi m (plural melanesis, feminine melanèsia)


fallida borsària

fallida borsària f (plural fallides borsàries)


kuwaitià

kuwaitià m (plural kuwaitians, feminine kuwaitiana)

kuwaitians (plural)
kuwaitiana (feminine)


gavany

From Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ). Cognate with Spanish gabán.


subnana

Clipping of estrella subnana, from estrella (“star”) + sub- (“sub-”) + nana (“dwarf”).


sedació

Learned borrowing from Latin sēdātiōnem.


fijià

fijià m (plural fijians, feminine fijiana)


avortó

abortus (aborted fetus, especially of an animal)


interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs

interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs f (uncountable)

Literally, “voluntary termination of pregnancy”.


interrupció de l'embaràs

ca-noun

interrupció de l'embaràs f (plural interrupcions de l'embaràs)


marduixí

Reseda odorata
Reseda odorata#Translingual


marduix de Creta

marduix de Creta m (plural marduixos de Creta)


jovada

From jova (“team of oxen”) + -ada, because it was equivalent to the amount of land which could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a single day.

(historical) a juger; a measure of area for farmland of variable value, equal to 11.36 hectares in Mallorca, 2.99 hectares in Valencia, and between 0.25 ha i 0.3 hectares in Catalonia


gitam

Spanish burning bush (Dictamnus hispanicus)


hisop

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin hȳsōpum.


poniol

Variant of poliol formed by dissimilation.

Satureja fruticosa, a species of savory native to the Iberian Peninsula


aspersió

Learned borrowing from Latin aspersiōnem.


torraina

(dialectal) a burnt bit of food sticking to a cooking dish


salpasser

From Vulgar Latin salisparsōrium, salsparsōrium, from Vulgar Latin *salsparsiō, *salsparsiō, from sal (“salt”) and sparsiō (“sprinkling”).


enturió

From a rebracketing of "centurió'" as "s'enturió", with the reduced from of the Balearic definite article es.

(Menorca) a mignonette, especially the white mignonette (Reseda alba)


sucre de llustre

ca-noun

sucre de llustre m (plural sucres de llustre)


tamís

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tamisium, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tamisu. Compare French tamis, Italian tamiso.


bandúrria

From Latin pandurium, from pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra). Doublet of bandola and mandola.


escaldabec

Verb-object compound, composed of enganya (“to scald”) + bec (“beak”).


decocció

Learned borrowing from Latin decoctiōnem.


àloe

Borrowed from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”).


concocció

Learned borrowing from Latin concoctiōnem.


coïssor

Alteration of cuiçor, from earlier *cuiçó (with a change of suffix), from Latin coctiō (“cooking”). Doublet of cocció, a learned borrowing.


plomes d'escriure

ploma d'escriure
ploma d'escriure#Catalan


ploma d'escriure

ca-noun

ploma d'escriure f (plural plomes d'escriure)


escandall

From Vulgar Latin *scandāculum, probably via Old Occitan escandalh or Ligurian scandaglio. Cognate to Spanish escandallo.

(economics) pricing goods by means of a sample; sampling


balena franca

balena franca f (plural balenes franques)

a right whale, especially the North Atlantic right whale


rorqual blau

Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera musculus#Translingual


candela de bruc

candela de bruc f (plural candeles de bruc)

trooping funnel (Infundibulicybe geotropa)


proteccionisme

proteccionisme m (plural proteccionismes)


portacontenidors

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


rorqual del nord

ca-noun

rorqual del nord m (plural rorquals del nord)


balança comercial

balança comercial f (plural balances comercials)


formatge blau

formatge blau m (plural formatges blaus)


onomàstica

festa onomàstica
festa onomàstica#Catalan

name day (Clipping of festa onomàstica.)


rocafort

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


tortó

Borrowed from French tourteau, from Old French tortel. Doublet of tortell.

oil cake (residue from pressing oilseed)


xoriguer petit

xoriguer petit m (plural xoriguers petits)


falcó sacre

Falco cherrug
Falco cherrug#Translingual


falcó llaner

From falcó (“falcon, hawk”) + llaner, from Middle French lanier.


grifó

From Latin grȳphus. Compare Old French griffon. Doublet of griu.


caracarà

From Tupian, probably via Spanish caracará.


esmirla

From Old Frankish *smiril (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (“falcon, merlin”).

der

Falco columbarius
Falco columbarius#Translingual


callerès

ca-noun

callerès m (plural calleresos, feminine calleresa)

calleresos (plural)
calleresa (feminine)


llaner

llaner m (plural llaners, feminine llanera)


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)


càlcul biliar

càlcul biliar m (plural càlculs biliars)


pedra en el ronyó

pedra en el ronyó f (plural pedres en el ronyó)


tauròmac

tauròmac m (plural tauròmacs, feminine tauròmac)


tiroteig massiu

tiroteig massiu m (plural tiroteigs massius or tirotejos massius)

tiroteigs massius (plural)
tirotejos massius (plural)


al·latiu

Borrowed from New Latin allātīvus, formed by analogy with ablātīvus.


recaptador

recaptador m (plural recaptadors, feminine recaptadora)

recaptadors (plural)
recaptadora (feminine)


mal lleig

mal lleig m (plural mals lleigs or mals lletjos)

mals lleigs (plural)
mals lletjos (plural)

[ˈmaʎ ˈʎet͡ʃ]


visita de metge

visita de metge f (plural visites de metge)


peix globus

oceanic puffer (Lagocephalus lagocephalus)


merla cuada comuna

merla cuada comuna f (plural merles cuades comunes)


merla ala-roja

merla ala-roja f (plural merles ala-roges)

red-winged blackbird
red-winged blackbird


geladora

[ʒə.ləˈðo.ɾə]


gelater

gelater m (plural gelaters, feminine gelatera)


ultracongelador

ultracongelador m (plural ultracongeladors)


cassanella

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cassanilla, from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”). Related to French chêne.


malur

From Malurus, one of several genera in the family.

Australasian wren (any of various species in the family Maluridae)


nòctul gegant

nòctul gegant m (plural nòctuls gegants)

great noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus)


ratpenat de bigotis

ratpenat de bigotis m (plural ratpenats de bigotis)


nòctul

Ultimately from French noctule f. In light of it being masculine in Catalan, perhaps borrowed via the English noctule.


germanòfon

germanòfon m (plural germanòfons, feminine germanòfona)

germanòfons (plural)
germanòfona (feminine)


pipistrel·la

Borrowed from French pipistrelle, from Italian pipistrello (“bat”), variant of vipistrello, from Latin vespertīliō.


anglòfon

anglòfon m (plural anglòfons, feminine anglòfona)


cercavila

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“to search”) + vila (“town”).

ca-verb-obj

a procession of musicians, generally as part of a festival


ratpenats de bigotis

ratpenat de bigotis
ratpenat de bigotis#Catalan


almesqueres siberianes

almesquera siberiana
almesquera siberiana#Catalan


capicausa

From cap (“head”) + causa (“cause, reason”).


esplandit

Alteration of expandit, past participle of expandir.


cercapersones

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“to seek”) + persones (“persons”).


porta-revistes

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry, to hold”) + revistes (“magazines”).


cercapromeses

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“to seek”) + promeses (“promise”).


escaparat

Borrowed from Spanish escaparate, from Middle Dutch schaprade (“cabinet”).


vistaire

ca-noun

vistaire m or f by sense (plural vistaires)


viratge

bany de viratge


monstre de Gila

monstre de Gila m (plural monstres de Gila)


llangardaix caiman

llangardaix caiman m (plural llangardaixos caiman)


salsa de Sant Bernat

Literally, “sauce of St Bernard”. Compare the English proverb Hunger is the best sauce.

no hi ha millor salsa que la de sant Bernat


salsa espanyola

salsa espanyola f (plural salses espanyoles)


celiandre

Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Latin coriandrum.


rentamans

Verb-object compound, composed of renta (“to wash”) + mans (“hands”).


xebronet

[ʃə.βɾuˈnɛt]


palanquí

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


cua d'ermini

(heraldry) ermine spot (conventional representation of an ermine's tail)


llibrell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *labrellum, diminutive of lābrum (“bathtub, basin”).


barra espaiadora

ca-noun

barra espaiadora f (plural barres espaiadores)


espaiat

spacing, space (separation between words, etc.)


gúbia

From Late Latin gubia, from Gaulish *gulbiā. Cognate with English gouge.


marge de benefici

marge de benefici m (plural marges de benefici or margens de beneficis)

marges de benefici (plural)
margens de beneficis (plural)


fenàs de marge

fenàs de marge m (plural fenassos de marge)


marge d'error

marge d'error m (plural marges d'error or margens d'error)

marges d'error (plural)
margens d'error (plural)


xati

«A tu només et passa una cosa: vas mal follat», riu. «Vés a prendre pel cul». «Avui et trobarem una xati» , respon.

2006, Lluís Oliván Sibat, El món líquid, Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona, →ISBN, page 43:


caixabanc

storage bench (bench with enclosed storage space underneath)


llastra

Uncertain. Cognate to Spanish lastra, Italian lastra.


petricó

Perhaps ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, the zero-grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).

a unit of fluid measure, equivalent to one quarter of a porró

(informal) a unit of fluid measure, equivalent to one quarter of a litre


paulí

Society of Saint Paul
W:Society of Saint Paul

Pauline (member of the Society of Saint Paul)


usdefruit

From ús de fruit, alteration of Old Catalan usufruit, from Late Latin ūsūfructus.


fruita de la passió

fruita de la passió f (plural fruites de la passió)


usufructuari

usufructuari m (plural usufructuaris, feminine usufructuària)

usufructuaris (plural)
usufructuària (feminine)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūsūfructuārius, from ūsūfructus (“a usufruct”).


quasidelicte

From quasi- + delicte, a calque of Latin quasi ex delicto.


rajada papallona

ca-noun

rajada papallona f (plural rajades papallona)


escurçana

From escurçó (“viper”) with a change of suffix.

a stingray, especially the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) or the roughtail stingray (Bathytoshia centroura)


vela llatina

Literally, “Latin sail”. The fish is named for its similarity in shape to a lateen.


mabre

Variant form of marbre (“marble”), referring to the marbled appearance of the skin.

striped seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus)


reclinatori

Learned borrowing from Latin reclīnātōrium.


temperància

Learned borrowing from Latin temperantia.


caixa i metxa

ca-noun

caixa i metxa f (plural caixes i metxes)

mortise-and-tenon joint
mortise-and-tenon joint


conopeu

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnōpēum. Cognate with English canopy.


xamberg

Named after Charles de Schömberg, Marshall of France.


galifardeu

Derived from Old Catalan galavardeu (with influence from califa (“caliph”)); from Occitan galavard (“scruffy man”).


mosquer fosc

ca-noun

mosquer fosc m (plural mosquers foscs or mosquers foscos)

mosquers foscs (plural)
mosquers foscos (plural)

dusky flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)


papamosques del paradís

paradise flycatcher
paradise flycatcher#English

paradise flycatcher (passerine bird in the genus Terpsiphone)


monarca del paradís

monarca del paradís m (plural monarques del paradís)


enagües

Alternative form of enagos (“petticoat”)


faldar

the part of a garment which hangs below the waist; coattail, shirttail, etc.


botiga de joguines

botiga de joguines f (plural botigues de joguines)


espectre clar

espectre clar m (plural espectres clars)


estiracordetes

estiracordetes m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) + cordetes (“small ropes”), from the diminutive of corda (“rope”).

ca-verb-obj

(figurative) an accomplice in doing harm to someone


estira-i-arronsa

Verb-verb compound, composed of estira (“to stretch”) + i (“and”) + arronsa (“to contract”).


ortopèdia

Borrowed from French orthopédie. Equivalent to orto- + -pèdia.


ortopèdic

ca-noun

ortopèdic m (plural ortopèdics, feminine ortopèdica)

ortopèdics (plural)
ortopèdica (feminine)


màcron

From Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón), neuter form of μακρός (makrós, “long”).


gençana

Alternative form of genciana (“gentian”)


estiracabells

[əsˌti.ɾə.kəˈβɛʎs]

Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) + cabellsos (“hair”).

ca-verb-obj

a dragonfly, especially the hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)


hipermasculinitat

ca-noun

hipermasculinitat f (plural hipermasculinitats)