ràtio

Si fem aquest càlcul, entre 1973 i 1998, als Estats Units, la ràtio d'homes amb ocupació sobre el total de la població masculina es va reduir lleugerament del 82,8% al 80,5%.

2003, Manuel Castells, L'era de la informació: economia, societat i cultura, Editorial UOC, →ISBN, page 324:

If we perform this calculation, between 1973 and 1998, in the United States, the ratio of employed men over the total male population was reduced slightly from 82.8% to 80.5%.

ratio (a number representing a comparison between two things)


màcula

Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of malla, which was inherited.

(anatomy) macula (spot near the center of the retina)


espàtula

Borrowed from Latin spatula. Doublet of espatlla.


pitral

Inherited from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of pectoral, a borrowing. Cognate with French poitrail.

(agriculture) A harness strapping the beast's chest, as one for horses, dogs, etc


hamburgueseria

ca-noun

hamburgueseria f (plural hamburgueseries)

burger bar, burger restaurant, burger shop (a restaurant that sells hamburgers)


quallada

curd (the part of milk that coagulates when it sours)


llimbs

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin limbus.

slbor

(Roman Catholicism) limbo (the place where innocent souls exist)


moderació

moderation (the state of being moderate)

moderation (the act of bringing something away from extremes)


varenga

Borrowed from Occitan varenga, from French varangue, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrangō via Norse. Related to English wrong.


minador

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


minador

ca-noun

minador m (plural minadors, feminine minadora)


timonera

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


òcul

Borrowed from Latin oculus. Doublet of ull, which was inherited.

(architecture) oculus (round or oval window)


ull de bou

[ˈuʎ ðə ˈβɔw]

[ˈuʎ ðə ˈbɔw]

garland chrysanthemum
garland chrysanthemum

Glebionis coronaria
Glebionis coronaria#Translingual

(botany) the garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria) or the corn marigold (Glebionis segetum)


diligència

Learned borrowing from Latin dīligentia.

Ell no hi era perquè havia tingut que anar a fer una diligència.

He wasn't there because he had to go run an errand.

(in the plural) formalities, proceedings


embriac

ca-noun

embriac m (plural embriacs, feminine embriaca)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēbriācus.


clavilla

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clāvicla, from Latin clāvicula (“bolt”). Doublet of clavícula, a borrowing from Latin.

peg (cylindrical wooden or metal object used as a bearing between two objects)

plug (a pronged connecting tube that fits into a matching socket)


buquet

bouquet (the scent of a particular wine)


exclusivitat

Amb diverses coincidències en les traves: els regidors sense exclusivitat laboral política inicien la seva tasca de govern quan surten de treballar, i els petits comerços no s’atreveixen a fer el pas si les grans marques i les grans superfícies no el fan abans.

2017 January 5, “Cent municipis catalans es conjuren per impulsar la reforma horària”, in El Periódico:

exclusivity (the quality of being exclusive)


deserció

(military) desertion (the act of deserting)


hostessa

From hoste (“host”) + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).


calaverada

[kə.lə.βəˈɾa.ðə]

an act characteristic of a libertine; debauched behaviour


predicció

prediction (a statement of what will happen in the future)


cobertora

(roofing) the convex tile in a Roman-style or monk and nun roof; imbrex


cupaire

ca-noun

cupaire m or f by sense (plural cupaires)


bonet

From Late Latin abbonis, obbonis (“ribbon of a headdress”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *obbunni, from *ob- (“above, over”) + *bunni. Cognate with French bonnet, Spanish bonete, etc.

(historical) a square four-corned cap worn by clerics and academics, ancestor of the modern biretta and mortarboard

the fruit of the spindle tree, which resembles a square four-corned cap in shape


amaratge

[ə.məˈɾa.d͡ʒə]


fideuà

→ Spanish: fideuá

(informal, Valencia) Alternative form of fideuada


fideuada

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


orxata

From Vulgar Latin *hordeāta, itself derived from Latin hordeum (“barley”). How the word entered Catalan is disputed. Some see it as originating in the Valencian dialect (and making its way into Spanish (horchata) possibly via a Mozarabic source), but the word was only attested in Catalan around the 17th or 18th century, which makes this problematic. An alternative etymology has the Catalan word borrowed from the Spanish horchata, itself perhaps taken from the Italian orzata (“barley water”).


xiquet

xiquet m (plural xiquets, feminine xiqueta)

(castells) a casteller in certain colles, particularly those in the town of Valls


iroqués

iroqués m (plural iroquesos, feminine iroquesa)

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of iroquès


gentada

crowd (group of people congregated into a close body)


fibló

From fiblar (“to sting”), influenced by agulló (“stinger”).

Pensem en un insecte amb fibló que ens entra per l'orella. Així em va conquerir el dubte, de sobte i amb dolor.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 16, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Let's think of an insect with a stinger which enters our ear. Thus it conquers my doubt, suddenly and with pain.


fiblada

sting (bump left on the skin after having been stung)

sting (a sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis)


cànnabis

Borrowed from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Compare inherited doublet cànem.


círcol

Borrowed from Spanish círculo, from Latin circulus, doublet of cercle and cèrcol.


cèrcol

Inherited from Old Catalan cèrcol, inherited from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus. Doublet of cercle, of which it was essentially an alternative form in medieval Catalan. For the preservation of Latin /ŭ/ in unstressed /kŭl/, cf. spīculum > Catalan espígol.

hoop (a circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)


cànem

Inherited from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Compare borrowed doublet cànnabis.


pàrquing

parking lot (open area where automobiles may be left)


escalivada

→ Spanish: escalivada

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


rondalla

(collective) a roving band of nocturnal minstrels


escletxa

escletxa legal


carnestoltes

carnival before Lent in the Catalan Countries

a straw effigy burned on the last day of carnival


graller

graller m (plural grallers, feminine grallera)


adreces electròniques

adreça electrònica
adreça electrònica#Catalan


curiositat

per curiositat, …

curiosity (an object that arouses interest)


adreça electrònica

adreça electrònica f (plural adreces electròniques)


visualització

visualització f (plural visualitzacions)

visualization (act of visualizing, or something visualized)


cavall de vapor

cavall de vapor m (plural cavalls de vapor)


cèrvix

cervix (lower, narrow portion of the uterus)


llumí

Borrowed from Sardinian lumínu, from Italian lumino, diminutive of lume (“light”).


autòmat

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos).


mèu

Pre-2016 spelling of meu (“baldmoney, spignel”).


bàlsam

Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

the cat's claw or sour fig (Carpobrotus edulis)


bòria

Contraction of boeria, from boer (“cowherd”), from Latin boarius.

a plot of land, usually planted with grapevines, on a mountainside near a settlement; a vineyard


bòria

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


llúdria

Inherited from Old Catalan ludria, from Vulgar Latin *lutria, from Latin lutra. Compare Occitan luria~loira, Spanish lutria~nutria, Asturian llóndriga. The Vulgar Latin form was influenced by Ancient Greek ἔνυδρις (énudris).


cercle viciós

ca-noun

cercle viciós m (plural cercles viciosos)

vicious circle (a situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems)


tros de quòniam

tros de quòniam m (plural trossos de quòniam)


sagrament

sacrament (a sacred act or ceremony in Christianity)


xueta

English: Xueta

Spanish: chueta


septentrió

Learned borrowing from Latin septentriōnem.


fàstic

fa fàstic


telègraf

[təˈlɛ.ɣɾəf]


aspiració

aspiration (the act of ardently desiring)


esbós

Borrowed from Italian sbozzo or Spanish esbozo.


atròfia

Borrowed from Latin atrophia, from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία (atrophía).


brutícia

És un humor fàcil, que crida massa, que parla de pressa, disposat a dir brutícies com si fóssim nadons en ple ritual escatològic.

1990, Montserrat Roig, Un pensament de sal, un pessic de pebre:

It’s facile humor that screams too much, that speaks in a hurry, ready to say filth as if we were babies in the middle of an scatological ritual.


terròs

Of uncertain, probably pre-Roman origin. Influenced in form by terra (“earth”).


còlic

Borrowed from Latin colicus, from Ancient Greek [Term?].


astròleg

ca-noun

astròleg m (plural astròlegs, feminine astròloga)


gimnàs

Borrowed from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion). Compare French gymnase, Italian ginnasio, Portuguese ginásio, Spanish gimnasio.


selecció artificial

artificial selection
artificial selection


castedat

Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Latin castitātem.


temprança

Inherited from Latin temperantia. Doublet of temperància.


escòria

Borrowed from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría).

slag, dross (waste material from smelting)


contrabaix

[ˌkɔn.tɾəˈβaʃ]

Ab tot, els més importants eran el contrabaix y l'armonium.

1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 47:

In all, the most important ones were the double bass and the harmonium.


contrabaix

ca-noun

contrabaix m or f by sense (plural contrabaixos)

[ˌkɔn.tɾəˈβaʃ]


paràsit

Borrowed from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos). First attested in 1839.

parasite (an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species)

parasite (a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)


bombó

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

chocolate (single, small piece of chocolate confectionery)


barroer

barroer m (plural barroers, feminine barroera)

Uncertain. Probably from French berruyer (“person from Berry”).


mineria

mining (the activity of removing solid valuables from the earth)


clatell

Se’l veya córrer per la vila ab el barret al clatell, no adonantse de ningú, xiulant de baix en baix tonades tristes ò mormolant tot sol com si s’hagués tornat tarumba.

1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 65:

He was seen running around town with his hat in the back of his neck, unaware of anyone, softly whistling sad tunes or mumbling to himself as if dazed.


sedàs

From Latin (cribrum) saetaceum (“animal-hair (sieve)”), from saeta (“animal hair, bristle”).

der

Figurèus que, ab tot y’l seu tarannar de jan-fúmere, era ell el que feya’ls cedassos més ben fets y de més durada de tota la comarca.

1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 48:

Imagine that, in spite of his devil-may-care attitude, he was the one that made the best and longest-lasting sieves of the district.


espant

—Ja no s'ho val l'espant que he tingut… ¡Tan ben agafat que tenía'l sòn!

1906, Josep Morató i Grau, Els habitants de la lluna, Ilustració Catalana, page 80:

"It isn't worth the fright I had… So soundly I was asleep!"


malparit

ca-noun

malparit m (plural malparits, feminine malparida)

From mal (“bad-, ill-”) + parit (“born”).


quissoflauta

quissoflauta m or f by sense (plural quissoflautes)

Calque of Spanish perroflauta, from quisso (“dog”) + flauta (“flute”).

(colloquial) crusty (urban culture member)


becaina

From bec (“beak”) + -aina, as if a heavy beak were causing the nods.


femta

From Vulgar Latin *femita, from Latin fimus.


supí

(grammar) supine (a type of verbal noun used in the ablative and accusative cases)


malifeta

Back-formation from malifetes, an alteration of earlier malesfetes, a calque of Latin mala facta, from malus (“bad”) and factus (“done”).


ploramiques

ploramiques m or f by sense (invariable)

From plorar (“to cry”), via a reconstructed diminutive verb *ploramicar. Accented as if a compound of plora (“cries”) + miques (“bits”).


vidriola

Blend of vidre (“glass”) + guardiola (“moneybox”).


munió

From a Central Catalan form of bonior (“buzzing, humming”) with vowel reduction, loss of final r, and nasal assimilation of the initial consonant.


xerinola

From Italian Cerignola, name of a town in the Kingdom of Naples where Spanish forces successfully defeated a French army in the Battle of Cerignola in 1503.


avinentesa

aprofitar l'avinentesa


marrec

ca-noun

marrec m (plural marrecs, feminine marreca)


sapastre

sapastre m (plural sapastres, feminine sapastra)


fatxenda

Molta fatxenda i poca hisenda.


fatxenda

fatxenda m or f by sense (plural fatxendes)

Fins ara sabíem és una mala persona, però ara sabem que també és un fatxenda.

Up till now we knew he was a bad person, but now we know he's also an empty suit.


dèria

Uncertain, perhaps a cross of senderi (“common sense”) and idea.

—¿A n'aqueix noy tan miqueta voleu posar aprenent manyà? […] —Si es la seva dèria! ell vol ser manyà. Però, al principi, no les hi fassi fer aquestes feynes perilloses.

1906, Emili Vilanova i March, “Lo Serraller”, in Monolechs y quadros:


garrofa

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).


perruquer

ca-noun

perruquer m (plural perruquers, feminine perruquera)

perruquers (plural)
perruquera (feminine)


polseguera

va aixecar molta polseguera


tafaner

tafaner m (plural tafaners, feminine tafanera)

Alternation of tofoner (“truffler hunter”), from tòfona (“truffle”).


garjola

Uncertain. A connection with cajola < caveŏla has been proposed.


mainada

Inherited from Old Catalan maisnada, maisonada, from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō ("dwelling"). In the sense of "children", it originally meant all children in a particular household.

(collective, historical) a company of armed men in the service of a lord

Ja sé que tomareu com cada anyada,
 vinguts d'estranys, misteriosos mons,
 oh Mags!, desvetlladors d'il·lusion
 en els cors innocents de la mainada.

1971, Joan Arús, “Nit de Reis”, in Les veus de la nit:


hemolimfa

(zoology) hemolymph (a circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates)


tràngol

Uncertain, perhaps from Old Catalan trangolar.

Son destrer esperona dret al gegant, / la llança en sa má dreta, l'escut al braç; / se donan falconada com dues naus, / al trángol de les ones dels guerrejants.

1886, Jacint Verdaguer, “La fossa del gegant”, in Canigó, published 1901:

He spurs his warhorse straight to the giant, / the spear in his right hand, the shield in his arm; / they clash like two ships, / at the chopping of the waves of the warriors.

El meu cor és irat de tanta prosa; / esquiva el tràngol, tem la multitud; / ama el repòs, la nit, la cambra closa, / l'hora difícil de la solitud.

1971, Joan Arús, “La cambra closa”, in Les veus de la nit:

My heart is angry with so much prose; / avoids the tumult, fears the multitude; / loves rest, the night, the closed chamber, / the difficult hour of solitude.

passar un tràngol

No perquè la dona tingui vel·leïtats ètiques, sinó perquè, lamentablement per la resolució del tràngol en què es troba, hi ha un odi mutu que dura des del mateix dia que es van conèixer.

1993, Quim Monzó, “L'honestedat”, in El perquè de tot plegat, Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, →ISBN, page 14:

Not because the woman has any ethical qualms, but because, unfortunately due to the resolution of the trouble she is in, there is a mutual hatred that has lasted since the day they met.

(figurative) plight, trouble, problem, dire situation (unfortunate situation)


moix

jugar al moix i rat


llindar

Em vaig dirigir al llindar del bosc, sense pressa però decidit, i l'únic soroll del món era el de la neu que trepitjava.

I headed for the threshold of the forest, unhurriedly but resolutely, and the only noise in the world was that of the snow I was treading upon.


manya

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill”), from Latin manus (“hand”).


bedoll

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *betullus, from Latin betulla, from Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.


algebristes

[əʎ.ʒəˈβɾis.təs]


additiu

additive (substance altering another substance)


trapa

Fent una cadena humana, amb els braços units, van passar per la trapa que descendia a la zona inundada de la cova.

Linking their arms to form a human chain, they passed through the opening which led to the flooded zone of the cave.

an opening in a floor or ceiling to allow the passage of light, persons, goods, etc.


joc de mans

sleight of hand (a performance of digital dexterity)


nombres abstractes

nombre abstracte
nombre abstracte#Catalan


nombre abstracte

ca-noun

nombre abstracte m (plural nombres abstractes)


nombre cardinal

nombre cardinal m (plural nombres cardinals)


nombre parell

nombre parell m (plural nombres parells)

[ˈnɔm.bɾə pəˈɾɛʎ]

[ˈnom.bɾə pəˈɾəʎ]


nombre complex

nombre complex m (plural nombres complexos)


nombre imparell

nombre imparell m (plural nombres imparells)


nombre natural

nombre natural m (plural nombres naturals)


nombre ordinal

nombre ordinal m (plural nombres ordinals)


xifra aràbiga

xifra aràbiga f (plural xifres aràbigues)


nombre sencer

nombre sencer m (plural nombres sencers)


xic

Inherited from Latin ciccum. Compare Spanish chico.


nombre primer

nombre primer m (plural nombres primers)


nombre perfecte

nombre perfecte m (plural nombres perfectes)


escombriaire

escombriaire m or f by sense (plural escombriaires)

From escombrariaire (from escombraries + -aire) by means of haplology.


disbarat

Probably borrowed from Spanish disparate, influenced by desbaratar.


trencaclosques

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


passatemps

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“to spend (time)”) + temps (“time”).


gratacel

Verb-object compound, composed of grata (“to scrape”) + cel (“sky”).


bestiesa

From bèstia (“beast; stupid”) + -esa. Compare French bêtise.


llistó

baixar el llistó


llistó

According to Gerhard Rohlfs, from Basque lasto (“straw”).

Mediterranean false brome (Brachypodium retusum)


endevinalla

Sicilian: nnivinagghia


lleixiu

Inherited from Old Catalan leixiu~lexiu, from Latin lixīvum.


equipatge

Borrowed from French équipage, or equipar + -atge.


mandonguilla

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


cullerada

From cullera (“spoon”) + -ada. Compare Spanish cucharada, Portuguese colherada.

Afegir una cullerada d'oli d'oliva.


ebrenc

ca-noun

ebrenc m (plural ebrencs, feminine ebrenca)

native or inhabitant of Terres de l'Ebre (male or of unspecified gender)


tendresa

From tendre + -esa; compare Occitan tendresa, French tendresse, Spanish terneza, Italian tenerezza, Romanian tinerețe.


fredolic

From fred (“cold”). Compare Sicilian friddulinu.

an edible mushroom, the grey knight-cap or dirty tricholoma (Tricholoma terreum)


cogulla

Inherited from Late Latin cucūlla. Doublet of cuculla, a learned borrowing.


cansament

From cansar (“to tire, to wear out”) + -ment.


pixapí

pixapí m or f by sense (plural pixapins)

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“to piss”) + pi (“pine”). Singular form of pixapins.

ca-verb-obj

(derogatory) Alternative form of pixapins


pelacanyes

Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to peel”) + canyes (“reed”).


ganxet

From ganxo (“hook”) + -et (diminutive suffix).


ganxet

ca-noun

ganxet m (plural ganxets, feminine ganxeta)

(derogatory, Tarragona) native or inhabitant of Reus (male or of unspecified gender)


llacuna

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin lacūna.


botifler

ca-noun

botifler m (plural botiflers, feminine botiflera)

Possibly from French beauté and French fleur, in reference to fleur-de-lis, symbol of the Borbonic monarchy.

(derogatory, historical) a Catalan or Valencian who supports the House of Bourbon

(by extension, derogatory, Catalonia) ethnic Catalan who doesn't support independence or Catalanism


llamàntol

Possibly from Ancient Greek λυκοπάνθηρος (lukopánthēros).

der

λυκοπάνθηρος

Homarus gammarus
Homarus gammarus#Translingual


paraulota

From paraula (“word”) + -ota, calque of Spanish palabrota. Compare Sicilian malapparola~parulazza.


llevaneu

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


llast

Borrowed from Old French last, from Frankish *hlast, from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz.


ganyota

En Batís va mirar el cel amb el casc a les mans. Feia una ganyota d'observació.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 9, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Batis looked at the sky with his helmet in his hands. He made an observational grimace.

A la ràdio, he sentit que si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes, s'acomplirà tot el que desitges, però em fa por provar-ho, fer ganyotes i que cap desig no es faci mai més realitat

2006, Sergi Pàmies, “Precisament parlàvem de tu”, in Si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes:


somiatruites

ca-noun

somiatruites m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of somia (“to dream”) + truites (“omelettes”).

ca-verb-obj

Tenir fills va molt bé per deixar de ser un somiatruites: el clatellot de realitat és terrorífic.

2017, Jair Domínguez Torregrossa, Ets un merda, i ho saps, ARA LLIBRES, →ISBN:

Having kids is a good way to stop being a daydreamer: reality's blow to the head is horrible.


escamot

Uncertain, perhaps from Old Catalan escabot, from Occitan escabel, from Latin scabellum (“footstool”).

escamot d'execució


terrassenc

ca-noun

terrassenc m (plural terrassencs, feminine terrassenca)

terrassencs (plural)
terrassenca (feminine)

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


color de gos com fuig

For quotations using this term, see Citations:color de gos com fuig.

an nonspecific or nameless color, especially a drab or dark one

Portuguese cor de burro quando foge and similar terms in other languages listed there


retolador

From retolar + -dor. Compare Spanish rotulador.


dessuadora

From dessuar (“to remove sweat”) + dora.


peatge

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pedāticum, equivalent to peu (“foot”) + -atge.


lletraferit

ca-noun

lletraferit m (plural lletraferits, feminine lletraferida)

lletraferits (plural)
lletraferida (feminine)

From lletra (“letter”) + ferit (“smitten”).

Jo sóc un lletraferit i la balística i la física no són el meu fort.

2005, Joan-Daniel Bezsonoff i Montalat, Les amnèsies de Déu:

I'm a bookworm and ballistics and physics aren't my forte.


llustre

Inherited from Old Catalan lustre, from Latin lūstrum.


llaminadura

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


llufa

Of imitative origin. Compare Italian loffa.

a piece of paper placed on someone's behind as a prank


rètol

Inherited from Old Catalan ròtol, from Latin rotulus, variant form of rotula, diminutive of rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rotlle and ròtula.

El rètol que indicava el camí de la supervivència era espectacular, amb neons intermitents, ofertes de pagui'n dos i emporti-se'n tres i un desplagament molt llaminer de senyals.

2006, Sergi Pàmies, “L'altra vida”, in Si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes:

The road sign which indicated the way to survival was spectacular, with flashing neon, offers of three for the price of two, and an enticing display of signs.


fetitxe

Borrowed from Spanish fetiche. Doublet of factici.


pocavergonya

pocavergonya m or f by sense (plural pocavergonyes)

From poca (“little”) + vergonya (“shame”).


brètol

brètol m (plural brètols, feminine brètola)

Possibly an alternation of the given name Bertold.


revetlla

la revetlla de Sant Joan

Desenes de fogueres a tot Catalunya il·luminen les revetlles de Sant Joan. Només a Barcelona, n'hi ha mig centenar. Com cada any, els ciutadans han sortit a celebrar la festivitat amb coca i petards.

2018 June 23, “Desenes de fogueres il·luminen les revetlles de Sant Joan a Catalunya”, in El País, retrieved 2022-06-29:


carall

Uncertain. Coromines proposes a derivation from Latin *cārāculum from the rare verb cārō (“to card [wool]”). An alternative favoured by Moll and Meyer-Lübke is a derivation from Latin *characulum, a diminutive of Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “pole”). Cognate with Spanish carajo, Galician carallo and Portuguese caralho.


estella

Inherited from Late Latin astella, from astla, from Latin assula. Compare Spanish astilla.


pixapins

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“pisses”) + pins (“pines”). Supposedly coined in the 1960s to refer to urban tourists to the Costa Brava who, caught in long traffic queues back to the city, resorted to urinating in the local pine forests.


falleba

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic خَلَّابَة (ḵallāba).


fibla

Inherited from Latin fībula (“pin, broach”).

inh+

sluice (opening to allow water to flow out of a reservoir, irrigation channel, etc.)

(historical) measure for water flow used in Barcelona equal to 100 plomes or 220 kiloliters/day


mirandès

ca-noun

mirandès m (plural mirandesos, feminine mirandesa)

mirandesos (plural)
mirandesa (feminine)


vaqueta

a small land snail endemic to the Iberian Peninsula (Iberus gualtieranus alonensis), often eaten in paella

Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius#Translingual

golden chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Hydnum repandum
Hydnum repandum#Translingual


bisectriu

(geometry) bisector (line that bisects a line segment or angle)


subtracció

Borrowed from Latin subtractiōnem. Doublet of sostracció.

(arithmetic) subtraction (the process of subtracting a number from another)


normativització

normativització f (plural normativitzacions)


sostracció

Borrowed from Latin subtractiōnem. Doublet of subtracció.


el·lipsoide

(geometry) ellipsoid (a surface whose cross-sections are elliptical)


el·lipse

Borrowed from Latin ellipsis. Doublet of el·lipsi.


el·lipsi

Borrowed from Latin ellipsis. Doublet of el·lipse.

(grammar) ellipsis (the omission of a word or phrase)


menfotisme

From (se) me'n fot (“I don't give a damn, I couldn't care less”) + -isme (“-ism”). Compare French je-m’en-foutisme, Italian menefreghismo.

af

Fa set anys que volta per Occitània en una França que ell observa entre la commiseració, el menfotisme i un punt de burla imperial.

2019, David De Montserrat Nono, Juli Gutiérrez Deulofeu, L'home que no llegia els diaris, Columna, →ISBN:

indifference, carefreeness, couldn't-care-less attitude, whateverism


tinya

Stellaria media
Stellaria media#Translingual


porró

Coordinate term: càntir

porron (glass container for wine for table use)

(historical) a liquid measure equivalent to 0.94 litres


glaçó

Borrowed from French glaçon. Equivalent to glaç (“ice”) + -ó.


trencall

Al cap d'un quilòmetre del trencall de Fogars hi ha una desviació amb una pista que permet de pujar directament cap al turó de l'Home.

1980, Josep Maria Panareda i Clopés, Itinerari geogràfic al Montseny:

One kilometer from the turnoff for Fogars there is a detour with a path that allows direct ascent towards Turó de l'Home.

Els infants jugaven al trencall de les ones.

1975, Agustí Bartra, El somriure del gat:


tongada

En vam descartar quatre a la primera tongada.

We ruled out four of them in the first series.


traç

stroke (a line drawn with a pen or other writing implement)


tortell

From Old Catalan tórta, from Late Latin torta.


daltabaix

Univerbation of d' (“from”) + alt (“high”) + a (“to”) + baix (“low”)

univ

Un gol de penal de Puado en l’últim sospir va evitar el daltabaix davant l’Eldenc en un partit que va deixar alguns senyals d’alarma a la parcel·la defensiva (3-3).

2023 September 17, Raúl Paniagua, “L’Espanyol evita el daltabaix però es queda sense liderat”, in El Periódico:


torcebraç

Verb-object compound, composed of torce (“to twist”) + braç (“arm”).

ca-verb-obj

(figurative) back and forth, give and take


aixafaguitarres

ca-noun

aixafaguitarres m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of aixafa (“crushes”) + guitarres (“guitars”). From the idiom aixafar la guitarra (a algú).


minyona

female equivalent of minyó, maid, menial


manyopla

Els mariners escocesos es protegien amb manyoples que pujaven fins al colze.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 1, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

The Scottish sailors protected themselves with mittens that they pulled up to their elbows.


manobre

ca-noun

manobre m (plural manobres, feminine manobra)


minyó

minyó m (plural minyons, feminine minyona)

→ Spanish: miñón

Possibly an expressive cry (Portuguese menino, French mignon (“cute”)), or possibly from Latin minimus (Spanish mi niño).


manlleu

Tanmateix, ens hem trobat amb un manlleu castellà coincident en català i en castellà.

2014, Judit Freixa, Elisenda Bernal, M. Teresa Cabré, editors, La neologia lèxica catalana, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, →ISBN, page 165:

However, we have met with a Castilian loanword that is the same in Catalan and Castilian.


moixó

Inherited from Latin musciō, diminutive of musca (“fly”).

El moixó és un peix petit, que menja la vegetació del litoral i amarga una mica; té el gust una mica acre de les pastures assolellades.

The big-scale sand smelt is a small fish which eats littoral vegetation and tastes a little bitter; it has the slightly acrid flavour of sunny pastures.

the big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)


mossèn

Reduction of mossènyer, from Latin meus senior (“my Lord”).

(historical) Sir (a respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, such as a knight, burgher, etc.)

Father (a respectful term of address to a priest)


surada

(fishing) corkline (line of floats supporting a gillnet)

(swimming) lane rope (line of floats dividing swim lanes in a competition pool)


cristina

Comunitat Valenciana
Comunitat Valenciana

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


cabestre

halter (a headpiece placed on the head of animals)


barnilla

By dissimilation from *balenilla, diminutive of balena (“whale”).


horabaixa

[ˌɔ.ɾəˈβa.ʃə]

[ˌɔ.ɾəˈba.ʃə]


al·lot

al·lot m (plural al·lots, feminine al·lota)


calçons

Ultimately from Latin calceus (“type of boot > footwear”) or a derivative thereof (see calcea (“stocking, sock”)). Compare Portuguese calças (“pants, trousers”) (also, calção (“shorts”)) and Galician calzóns (“pants, breeches”).


doblers

plural of dobler (“dobler (historical Mallorcan currency)”)


melicotó

Ultimately from Latin mālum cotōnium, perhaps borrowed through Spanish melocotón.


escurçó

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *excurtiōnem, from Late Latin curtiō, from Latin curtus (“short”). Compare Spanish escuerzo, dialectal Italian scorzone, Mozarabic uxcurchón.


serrell

bang (hair that hangs down over the forehead)

forelock (lock of hair on the forehead of a horse)

fringe (unhemmed edge left as decoration)

the frayed edge of a well-worn piece of clothing


barnús

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus). Cognate to Spanish albornoz.


esbarzer

Probably from the same pre-Indo-European root *barda found in barder and bardissa.


carnisser

ca-noun

carnisser m (plural carnissers, feminine carnissera)

carnissers (plural)
carnissera (feminine)


pissarra

Borrowed from Spanish pizarra, from Basque.


cubell

Latin cūpellus, by surface analysis, cup + -ell.

cubell de les escombraries


capell

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of xapó.


setrill

From setra (“pitcher”). Ultimately derived from Latin situla (“bucket”).


borratxo

ca-noun

borratxo m (plural borratxos, feminine borratxa)

a dessert of sponge cake soaked in spirits and syrup


trencadís

an architectural or artistic finishing consisting of irregular pieces of broken ceramic, glass, or marble


crioll

crioll m (plural criolls, feminine criolla)

Borrowed from Spanish criollo, from Portuguese crioulo.


porxo

→ Sardinian: porciu, prociu

→ Spanish: porche

Inherited from Old Catalan porxo~porxe, from Latin porticus. Doublet of the borrowing pòrtic.


vedell

vedell m (plural vedells, feminine vedella)

Inherited from Old Catalan vedell~vadell, from Latin vitellus. Compare Occitan vedèl, French veau.


vedella

Inherited from Latin vitella, diminutive of vitula. Compare French velle.


rebesàvia

female equivalent of rebesavi, great-great-grandmother


rebesavi

rebesavi m (plural rebesavis, feminine rebesàvia)

From re- + besavi (“great-grandfather”).


burgès

burgès m (plural burgesos, feminine burgesa)

a bourgeois, a member of the bourgeoisie


cop d'ull

donar un cop d'ull


cigró

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cicerōnem, derived from Latin cicer.

¿I la tia Olegària? Dels ullets vermells i lleganyosos queien unes llàgrimes com cigrons.

And Aunt Olegària? From her little red and rheumy eyes fell tears like chickpeas.

bolete (mushroom of the genus Boletus or a closely-related genus in the family Boletaceae)


cridaner

Australasian babblers
w:en:Australasian babblers

(zoology) babbler (bird of the family Pomatostomidae, the Australasian babblers)


rondinaire

rondinaire m or f by sense (plural rondinaires)


tupinada

From tupí + -ada. Compare Spanish pucherazo.


ullada

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *oculāta, ultimately from Latin oculus (“eye”). By surface analysis, ull + -ada.

fer una ullada


hebraista

hebraista m or f by sense (plural hebraistes)


abròtan

Learned borrowing from Latin abrotonum. Doublet of broida, an inherited form.


resurrecció

resurrection (the act of arising from the dead)


broida

Inherited from Latin abrotonum. Compare Occitan broina.


glosador

glosador m (plural glosadors, feminine glosadora)

(popular culture) (Balearics) a poet who improvises verse on the fly, usually singing


entintador

entintador m (plural entintadors, feminine entintadora)

entintadors (plural)
entintadora (feminine)


minaire

minaire m or f by sense (plural minaires)


empipament

Per la seva part, l'expilot no oculta el seu empipament amb la seva ex i sobre la situació ha explicat: "Està en mans dels advocats.

2016 December 5, “Alba Carrillo acusa Fonsi Nieto d'haver-la "amenaçat de mort"”, in El Periódico:

annoyance (the state of being annoyed or irritated)


osses

plural of ossa (“female bear, she-bear”)


embòlia

(pathology) embolism (obstruction of a blood vessel)


pròtesi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis).

bor+

(medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)

(linguistics) prothesis (the prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word)


ciàtica

sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)


tenques

plural of tenca (“slice (of bacon, etc.)”)


bronqui

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos).


ciberpunk

Partial calque of English cyberpunk. Equivalent to ciber- + punk.


elamita

ca-noun

elamita m or f by sense (plural elamites)


carrasca

From the root *karr-, of Pre-Roman origin.


oratge

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *aurāticum, derived from Latin aura (“wind, breeze”). By surface analysis, ora + -atge.


fenigrec

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

der

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


internacionalisme

internationalism (cooperation between nations)


conservadorisme

conservatism (political philosophy that advocates traditional values)


fel·lació

fellatio (oral stimulation of the penis)


allada

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

pollastre amb allada

A sauce with garlic as the primary ingredient.


anys i panys

–Em consta que fa anys i panys que s'ha abandonat la ruta.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

–It's obvious that the route was abandoned ages ago.

Però aquest noi tan alt i que ja fa anys i panys que s'afaita, és de debò el meu fill?

2010, Marta Alós, Brahim Yabbed, Entre imams i capellans, Pagès Editors, →ISBN:

But this tall boy who started shaving years and years ago, is he really my son?


reineta

A tree frog of the family Hylidae, particularly the Mediterranean tree frog.

Pseudotachea splendida, a species of land snail.


bioquímic

ca-noun

bioquímic m (plural bioquímics, feminine bioquímica)

bioquímics (plural)
bioquímica (feminine)


zelandés

zelandés m (plural zelandesos, feminine zelandesa)

zelandesos (plural)
zelandesa (feminine)

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of zelandès


metilé

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of metilè


esclavina

From Byzantine Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.

(historical) hooded cape worn by mediaeval Slavic pilgrims

pellegrina (cape worn by Roman Catholic clergy)


bàscula

També s’han trobat 550 euros en efectiu i dues bàscules de precisió amb què es pesava la mercaderia.

2016 November 5, “Operació contra el tràfic de drogues al carrer Dos de Maig”, in El Periódico:


consorci

"Li tornaré a dir demagog, i l'hi diré amb totes la paraules", li ha respost Bassa, assenyalant que el consorci de serveis socials s'encarrega d'aquests nens, entre 10 i 15, que estan identificats i tenen un educador assignat.

2016 November 5, “Picabaralla al Parlament pels nens de la cola”, in El Periódico:

consortium (an association of businesses)

"La comprensió de l’estructura i de les funcions dels consorcis microbians ens pot proporcionar eines per a la descontaminació de sòls i sediments, l’eliminació de contaminants en l’aire i la degradació de compostos recalcitrants procedents de diferents activitats humanes.

2010, Anciet R. Blanch, “Biotecnologia ambiental. Aplicacions biotecnològiques en la millora del medi ambient”, in Nota d'Economia, numbers 97-98, page 184:

Comprehending the structure and functions of microbial consortia can furnish us with tools for the decontamination of soils and sediments, the elimination of contaminants in the air, and the degradation of recalcitrant compounds produced by various human activities.

(biology) consortium (a group of symbiotic organisms)


bitlla

Uncertain. Possibly cognate with French bille, from Frankish *bikkil (“ossicle; die”).


castellanolleonès

castellanolleonès m (plural castellanolleonesos, feminine castellanolleonesa)

castellanolleonesos (plural)
castellanolleonesa (feminine)

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

native or inhabitant of Castile and León (male or of unspecified gender)


conserge

conserge m or f by sense (plural conserges)

Borrowed from French concierge, from Vulgar Latin cōnservius.


sorell

Inherited from Latin saurellus, diminutive of saurus from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “horse mackerel”).

der

Atlantic horse mackerel
Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus
Trachurus trachurus#Translingual

the Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

(extended) Another perciform fish of the family Carangidae, such as the leerfish (sorell de penya) or the striped jack (sorell déntol)


crisàlide

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís).


trepant

From trepà by means of back-formation from the plural trepans.


capoll

Inherited from Late Latin *cappullus, representing a blend of cappellus (“hat”) and cucullus (“hood, cowl”).

cocoon (silky protective case spun by insects)


apli

Hi ha aplis que permeten calcular racions per persona segons l’aliment a ingerir, […]

2020 August 12, Claudia Frontino, “A l’estiu, aprofitem-ho tot! [In the summer, let's make use of it all!]”, in Ara:

There are apps that allow you to calculate servings per person depending on the food to be consumed, […]

(computing) Clipping of aplicació (“app, application”).


pangolí

Borrowed from English pangolin, from Malay pengguling, from guling (“to roll”).


tragina

(historical, law) a form of corvee by which feudal lords could require peasants to transport goods


emprenyada

[əm.pɾəˈɲa.ðə]


abonat

ca-noun

abonat m (plural abonats, feminine abondada)


brutalista

brutalista m or f by sense (plural brutalistes)

Borrowed from English brutalist. Equivalent to brutal + -ista.


AINE

Acronym of antiinflamatori no esteroidal.


mulassa

a figure of a mule used to open Corpus Christi processions in the Catalan Countries


atall

a temporary dam or shutoff to divert the flow of a liquid for the purposes of construction or installation


llonganissa

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


telecabina

Borrowed from French télécabine. Equivalent to tele- + cabina.


abeurador

[ə.βəw.ɾəˈðo]


abordatge

A l'abordatge!


bicicletes estàtiques

bicicleta estàtica
bicicleta estàtica#Catalan


bicicleta estàtica

ca-noun

bicicleta estàtica f (plural bicicletes estàtiques)

exercise bicycle, exercise bike, stationary bicycle, stationary bike


alfàbrega

[əlˈfa.βɾə.ɣə]

From Arabic الحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).


aiguat

Farà, els pròxims dies 17, 18 i 19 d'octubre, 70 anys del tràgic aiguat de 1940. Fou tràgic perquè fou el més destructiu, perquè arribà en la difícil postguerra de la ciutat, perquè llevà vides humanes.

2010 October 3, Jordi Vilamitjana, “Els tres ponts de l'alferes huarte”, in Diari de Girona:


altesa

Sa Altesa Reial


esma

From esme, from obsolete aesmar (“to estimate, value”, verb).

d'esma

Tot es feia amb gestos mecànics. Si parlàvem era amb l'esma d'actors mediocres que reciten un text ensopit.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 8, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Everything was done with mechanical gestures. When we talked it sounded like mediocre actors mindlessly rehearsing a dull text.

rote (mechanical routine); skill with mindless tasks

–On dimonis va ara? –em va recriminar en Batís. No tenia esma ni per contestar.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 11, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

“Where the hell are you going now?”, Batís reproached. I didn't even have the strength to reply.


adeu

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”).


bagul

Perhaps from Old French bahur (French bahut). Compare Spanish baúl.


cobrellit

[ˌkɔ.βɾəˈʎit]

Verb-object compound, composed of cobre (“to cover”) + llit (“bed”). Cognate with English coverlet.


suimanga

sunbird (passerine bird of the family Nectariniidae)


bemoll

(music) flat (a note played a semitone lower than a natural)


llàntia

From Vulgar Latin *lantada, from lampada, accusative of Latin lampas (“lamp, lantern”), with influence from lanterna.


teixó

Inherited from Late Latin taxonem, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz (“badger”).


sèu

Pre-2016 spelling of seu (“suet; tallow; sebum”).


salsa bearnesa

ca-noun

salsa bearnesa f (plural salses bearneses)


salsa rosa

Marie Rose sauce (blend of ketchup and mayonnaise)


salsa holandesa

salsa holandesa f (plural salses holandeses)


panell

panel (a rectangular section of a surface)


taulada

una taulada de mitja dotzena d'adults

(collective) the persons seated at a single table

una taulada de naps


esquilador

esquilador m (plural esquiladors, feminine equiladora)

esquiladors (plural)
equiladora (feminine)


rastre

From Latin rāstrum. First attested in the 14th century.


alcaldada

Però com que l'alcalde és l'alcalde i pot fer alcaldades, ja podem començar a afilar el llapis i fer esbossos de com ens agradaria que fos la plaça.

2012 February 27, Francesc Domènech, “Alcaldades”, in El Punt Avui:

But as the mayor is the mayor and can commit mayoral abuses, we can already start sharpening a pencil and making sketches of how we'd like the plaza to be.


contista

contista m or f by sense (plural contistes)


venciment

defeat (the act of overcoming, vanquishing)

(law) expiry date / expiration date (of a contract, a loan, etc.)


elenc

Borrowed from Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos).

cast (the collective group of actors performing a play or production together)


tòfona

Inherited from Old Catalan tòfera, from Vulgar Latin *tufera, variant of Latin tūbera. Doublet of trufa.


transhumanista

transhumanista m or f by sense (plural transhumanistes)


ràfega

Unknown. Perhaps from refregar. Cognate to Spanish ráfaga.


botzina

horn, klaxon (a loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)


balener

balener m (plural baleners, feminine balenera)


balener

whaler (a vessel used for hunting whales)


cinèfil

cinèfil m (plural cinèfils, feminine cinefila)

cinephile (an enthusiast of films and cinema)


revitalització

revitalització f (plural revitalitzacions)


espinac

From Andalusian Arabic إسبناخ (*ispinâḫ), from Persian اسفناج (esfanâj, esfenâj). Cognate to Spanish espinaca.


ajagut

(agriculture) lodging (the condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright)


raval

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرَبَض (ar-rabáḍ), from Arabic رَبَض (rabaḍ, “outskirts”). Cognate to Spanish arrabal.


veronés

ca-noun

veronés m (plural veronesos, feminine veronesa)

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of veronès


teixidor

teixidor m (plural teixidors, feminine teixidora)


sienés

sienés m (plural sienesos, feminine sienesa)

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of sienès


àcid desoxiribonucleic

deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid


recambra

Jo crec que aquella era la seva manera d'aplicar els ideals tolerants que amagava a la recambra del seu esperit.

I believe such was his way to apply the tolerant ideas he had hidden in the chamber of his mind.


renec

Després va empènyer la porta, que es va obrir amb un renec de tomba faraònica profanada.

Next he pushed the door, which opened with an expletive like a desecrated pharaonic tomb.

Tinc una amiga que ha perdut el combat contra dues indecències: la del tabac i la dels renecs. Tanmateix, si bé ha estat setmanes sense portar-se cap cigarret als llavis, no ha pogut passar ni un sol dia sense renegar.

2021 May 28, Mar Bosch Oliveras, “Aigua i sabó”, in EL PAÍS:


atxa

a type of large thick candle with multiple intertwined wicks carried in processions


mesquinesa

Autènticament creien que el meu despit era una qüestió d'ambicions personals! Més que una carta llegia un catàleg de mesquineses.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 2, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

They really believed my resentment was a question of personal ambitions! More than a letter I was reading a catalog of vilenesses.


deixadesa

[də.ʃəˈðɛ.zə]

[də.ʃəˈðə.zə]

Era un espectacle que fluctuava entre la indefensió, la deixadesa i la ferocitat.

It was a sight that fluctuated between defenselessness, carelessness, and ferocity.


astorament

Els mariners em miraven amb una barreja de compassió i astorament.

The sailors looked at me with a mix of compassion and fear.


idoneïtat

Borrowed from Late Latin idoneitāte, idōneitās (“usefulness”).

I a mesura que l'entrevista avançava em vaig adonar que no havia de demostrar la meva idoneïtat, que el meu interlocutor feia esforços per vendre'm la plaça.

And as the interview went on I realized I did not need to prove my suitability, as my interlocutor tried his best to sell me the post.


carallot

Perquè amb la meva resposta de carallot m'havia arriscat a provocar la intemperància del jutge i a fer inútil el seu sacrifici.

Because with my idiotic answer I had risked to provoke the judge's intemperance and to make his sacrifice useless.

Ens l’imaginem amb cara de carallot, amb la finestra abaixada per evitar que el fum quedi dins el cotxe, però bé podria haver estat l’acompanyant seguda al costat, o bé ser ella mateixa la de la cara de carallot.

2021 July 26, Rudolf Ortega, “Cosa de totis”, in El País:


superpetrolier

superpetrolier m (plural superpetroliers)


burilla

From Latin būrō (“to burn”), formed by false separation from ambūrō (“to scorch”).

Mig borratxo, mig sobri, mig trist, mig alegre, vaig encendre la llar de foc. Fumava i tirava les burilles al foc.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 3, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Half drunk, half sober, half sad, half happy, I lighted a fire in the fireplace. I smoked and threw the butts into the fire.


encanteri

Provoco adulteris, records, enyorances / Petons i venjances, ensenyo encanteris

1981, Jaume Sisa (lyrics and music), “Nit de Sant Joan”:

El cigarret que em fumava es va convertir, per encanteri, en el millor tabac del món.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

The cigarette I was smoking turned, by enchantment, into the best tobacco in the world.


espetec

Rere meu vaig sentir un espetec: havien trencat els vidres de la finestra oposada.

Behind me I heard something breaking: they had broken the glass in the window at the other side.

espetec d'aigua

En sentir-se l'espetec dels trets, el pare d'En Joan va tenir un gran surt.

Hearing the burst of footsteps gave Joan's father a real start.

Em vaig restablir menjant faves de llauna. Feia espetecs amb els llavis i l'Aneris m'obeïa d'immediat. Va desparar la taula, i va despullar-se a corre-cuita.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 17, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

(dialectal) fuet (type of long thin sausage)


atabalament

Podia ser que la insània d'aquell individu només fos un atabalament passatger.

It could be the guy's insanity was just a temporary annoyance.


esvoranc

From bora (“cave”). The spelling with v is due to a false association with vora (“edge”).

El braç va entrar per l'esvoranc, va caure com la cua d'un escorpí i em va capturar el canell.

The arm entered through the hole, fell like a scorpion's tail, and took hold of my wrist.


butllofa

No passava res i em vaig curar les butllofes de les mans, que m'havia fet quan collia brases, i les esgarrapades del coll, producte de les urpes assassines.

Nothing happened and I tended to the blisters on my hands, which I had incurred picking up embers, and to the scratches in my neck, caused by the murderous claws.


estrall

Quatre dies d'insomni i de combats havien fet estralls. La barba em creixia a mitja intensitat; estava pàl·lid, una pal·lidesa mortuòria.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 5, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Four days of combat and without sleep had left me in shambles. My beard was growing halfheartedly and I was pale — a deathly pallidity.


sivella

Inherited from Old Catalan fivella, from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of Latin fībula. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unclear, but it is reflected in several other Romance varieties as well. Doublet of fíbula, a borrowing from Latin.

Duia gorra de feltre amb grans orelleres i un abric cosit amb fils gruixuts, moltes sivelles.

He wore a felt cap with big earflaps and a coat sewn with thick thread and many buckles.


punyal

Compare Spanish puñal, Portuguese punhal, Italian pugnale.


xereca

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic شَرِيحَة (“dried fig”).


fortor

Una fortor a peix m'entrava pels narius.

A stench as from fish entered my nostrils.


engonal

Inherited from Latin inguinālis, from inguen (“groin”). Doublet of inguinal, a learned borrowing.

Vaig agafar el Remington i vaig pegar-li amb la culata, fins que un cop especialment cruel, a l'engonal, va fer que es caragolés com un cuc.

I grabbed the Remington and hit her with the butt, until an especially cruel blow, in the groin, had her writhing like a worm.


fauvista

ca-noun

fauvista m or f by sense (plural fauvistes)


lionés

lionés m (plural lionesos, feminine lionesa)

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of lionès


regadora

an obsolete measure of water flow equivalent to upwards of 300,000 litres/day


nansa

Conflation of Latin ānsa and Latin nassa.

Cadascú va prendre la caixa de municions per una de les nanses laterals.

Each took the box of munitions by one of the handles on the side.

(surgery) snare (looped instrument for removing polyps, etc.)


regateig

regateig m (plural regateigs or regatejos)

[rə.ɣəˈtɛt͡ʃ]

[rə.ɣəˈtət͡ʃ]

Érem com un parell de fenicis que han gastat totes les energies en un regateig més teatral que real.

We were like a pair of Phoenicians who had spent all their energy in a bargain that was more theatrical than real.


bocoi

Borrowed from Spanish bocoy, from French boucaut (“wineskin”), from French bouc (“buck”).

a cask with a capacity between 500 and 700 liters


desídia

Tanmateix era obvi que jo ho sabia, i si ell no en parlava era més per desídia que per pudor.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 6, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

It was nonetheless obvious that I knew, and if he did not talk about it, it was more out of lack of initiative than out of modesty.


rampell

El pobre dimoni s'havia tornat boig, boig del tot. Al final li va agafar un rampell i va acabar disparant-me amb un revòlver […].

The poor sod had gone mad, all mad. In the end some frenzy overcame him and he ended up shooting at me with a revolver […].


feix

Esquivarien els focus. Amb el moviment continuat els obligo a moure's per defugir el feix.

They'd avoid the places its aimed at. With the continuous movement I force them to move to evade the beam.


tropell

Corrien i saltaven, els caps a diferents alçades. El tropell avançava i, inevitablement, molts dels monstres van ser retratats pels focus.

They ran and jumped, their heads at different heights. The seething mass advanced and, inevitably, many of the monsters were outlined by the beams of light.

accelerating and disordered mass of people or things


branquilló

Ràfegues de vent gelat arrossegaven branquillons.


anur

anuran (an amphibian of the order Anura)


fal·lera

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *fellaria, the name of a disease, from Latin fel (“gall, gallbladder”). First attested in 1803.

Tanmateix els monstres, en la seva fal·lera carnívora, s'han endut els cadàvers i amb ells els ceps.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 7, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

The monsters, however, with their carnivorous craving, have taken the corpses and with them the traps.


compatibilitat

compatibilitat f (plural compatibilitats)


incompatibilitat

incompatibilitat f (plural incompatibilitats)


cofoisme

Una vegada era davant d'un mirall, abstret en aquest cofoisme tan enigmàtic dels adolescents.

Once I was in front of a mirror, absorbed in that so enigmatic smugness of the adolescent.


capvespre

Vam fer moltes tertúlies de capvespre, i ell sabia que si m'oferia armes de foc les refusaria; amb tota discreció, a última hora, va afegir les caixes al meu equipatge.

We had many conversations at nightfall, and he knew that, if he offered me firearms, I would refuse them; with all discretion, at the last moment, he had added the boxes to my luggage.


nafra

Pus negre i cicatrius es confonien en una nafra repugnant.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 10, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Black pus and scars mingled in a repugnant wound.


carantoines

Alguns xiuxiuejaven, o s'abraçaven amb unes carantoines a mig camí entre la lluita i la fraternitat, però aquests tampoc em treien els ulls del damunt.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 13, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

Some whispered, or they hugged with caressess that were halfway between fight and brotherhood, but those did not take their eyes off me either.


taüt

Les dues caixes de municions eren a sota d'uns grans sacs de llegums. Tenien forma de petits taüts.

The two ammunition boxes were underneath some big vegetable bags. They had the shapes of small coffins.


arquilla

jewelry box (tabletop chest of drawers for storing small objects)


monyo

(chiefly Valencia) head of hair; hairstyle


obligatorietat

obligatorietat f (plural obligatorietats)


repòrter

repòrter m or f by sense (plural repòrters)

reporter (a journalist who investigates and reports)


meques

plural of meca (“female calf; female fool/simpleton”)


vanitat

vanity (that which is vain, futile, or worthless)


rapinyaire

Inspeccionava les seves petjades amb tot l'aspecte d'un explorador, de genolls, intentant descobrir la lògica de rapinyaires que els dirigia.


castellanolleonesa

castellanolleonesa f (plural castellanolleoneses)


revell

A wild olive tree, especially a small stunted one.


reble

Probably a deverbal from reblir (“fill, cover up”).

(figurative) padding (superfluous verbiage)


americanització

americanització f (plural americanitzacions)


assegurador

assegurador m (plural asseguradors, feminine asseguradora)

asseguradors (plural)
asseguradora (feminine)


excisió

(surgery) excision (the removal of a tumor, etc. by cutting)


embarbussament

embarbussament m (plural embarbussaments)


mistela

Borrowed from Italian mistella, from misto (“mixed”).

mistelle (grape must with additional alcohol)

a beverage made by mixing brandy with water, sugar, and cinnamon


erable

Borrowed from French érable (“maple”), from Old French airable.


daguer

daguer m (plural daguers, feminine daguera)


isquèmic

isquèmic m (plural isquèmics, feminine isquèmica)


gírgola

Perhaps from New Latin *gyrgula, an alteration of Latin *eryngula influenced by girat (“twisted”).

oyster mushroom (any edible mushroom of the genus Pleurotus)


engrapadora

[əŋ.ɡɾə.pəˈðo.ɾə]


estafilococ

(bacteriology) irregular grouping of cocci


mentider

mentider m (plural mentiders, feminine mentidera)

Abunden els mentiders; però, en general, són mals mentiders.

Liars abound, but, in general, they are bad liars.


atenès

atenès m (plural atenesos, feminine atenesa)


grosseria

(uncountable) roughness, coarseness; rudeness

(uncountable) vulgarity, discourtesy (rude or vulgar word or deed)


australopitec

Borrowed from translingual Australopithecus.

bor+

(anthropology, paleontology) australopithecine, australopith


gaiato

From Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiatus (“cudgel-like (stick)”), from Latin caia (“cudgel”). The form (with medial i instead of expected j) may be due to influence from Mozarabic or Aragonese. Compare Spanish cayado.


aprest

treatment for stiffening (paper, hair, textiles, etc.)


reumatòleg

ca-noun

reumatòleg m (plural reumatòlegs, feminine reumatòloga)

reumatòlegs (plural)
reumatòloga (feminine)


màquines de polir

màquina de polir
màquina de polir#Catalan


màquina de polir

màquina de polir f (plural màquines de polir)


garlopa

Borrowed from Occitan garlopo, from dialectal French warlope.


bullidor

kettle, teakettle (vessel for boiling water)


ossada

From os (“bone”) + -ada (“collection of”).

skeleton; the bones of a person or animal


badoc

badoc m (plural badocs, feminine badoca)


badoc

an infection of hazel and filbert trees caused by a species of gall mite of the genus Phytoptus


borràs

anar a mal borràs
anar a mal borràs#Catalan


bòlit

a Catalan and Valencian game similar to gilli-danda

the piece of wood that is hit in the game


retret

Past participle of retreure and its nominalization.


pestell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pestellus, diminutive of Late Latin pestulus, alteration of Latin pessulus. Cognate with Spanish pestillo.


batall

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bat(t)uāculum, from Latin bat(t)uere (“beat”). Compare Occitan batalh.

inh+

clapper (an object suspended inside a bell)


giragonsa

Compare Portuguese geringonça, Spanish jerigonza. Influenced by girar.


gebre

Of Pre-Roman origin, probably from a Proto-Celtic *gēbros (“frozen, wintry”).
Compare French givre.


andròmina

Uncertain, perhaps a corruption of Andròmeda.

Les cambres feien ensems la servitud de rebost i de graner; hi havia una barreja pintoresca de llits i sacs, de caixes i andròmines de tota llei, de forcs de cebes i de penjarelles del porc salat.

The rooms served as both pantry and granary; there was a picturesque mixture of beds and sacks, of boxes and pieces of junk of every description, of forks of onions and hanging pieces of salted pork.


aixada

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from ascia (“axe”).


aiguabarreig

ca-noun

aiguabarreig m (plural aiguabarreigs or aiguabarrejos)

aiguabarreigs (plural)
aiguabarrejos (plural)

[ˌaj.ɣwə.βəˈrɛt͡ʃ]

confluence (place where two rivers meet)


cinglo

Inherited from Latin cingulum, whence the doublet of cingle.


centreesquerra

From centre (“center”) + esquerra (“left”).


centredreta

From centre (“center”) + dreta (“right”).

Un blau, per cert, típic dels partits de centredreta en el nostre entorn.

2017 January 4, Toni Aira, “Buscar l'efecte Cobi”, in El Periódico:


àlies

Segons aquest diari, la policia creu que a Konya hi hauria 'Iusuf Hoca' ('Mestre Iusuf'), àlies del capitost de la cèl·lula de l'EI que suposadament va idear l'atac, reivindicat per aquest grup terrorista.

2017 January 4, “Turquia diu que té identificat l'autor de l'atemptat d'Istanbul”, in El Periódico:

According to that newspaper, the police believe that 'Yusuf Hoca' ('Teacher Yusuf'), alias of the leader of the IS cell which supposedly came up with the attack, was in Konya, sent back by this terrorist group.


poció

La planta era sagrada per als druides celtes, que oficiaven cerimònies sota les seves fulles i la utilitzaven en les seves pocions màgiques.

2017 January 4, Vega S. Sánchez, “¿Per què ens besem sota el vesc?”, in El Periódico:

The plant was sacred to Celtic druids, who officiated ceremonies under their leaves and used it in their magic potions.

potion (a small portion of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical)


garriga

From a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *karrīka.


gorga

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”).


àgata

From Latin achātēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (akhā́tēs).


gorgorà

Borrowed from French gourgouran, from English grogram, from French gros-grain.


al·leluia

Borrowed from Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“Praise Jah!”).

der

הַלְּלוּיָהּ


metal·lurgista

ca-noun

metal·lurgista m or f by sense (plural metal·lurgistes)


metal·lúrgic

metal·lúrgic m (plural metal·lúrgics, feminine metal·lúrgica)

metal·lúrgics (plural)
metal·lúrgica (feminine)


badiana

Borrowed from French badiane, either from Persian بادیان (“fennel”) or possibly from Chinese 八角 (bājiǎo).


col de Brussel·les

col de Brussel·les f (plural cols de Brussel·les)


gallimarsot

a cock which resembles a hen due to its lack of comb


caminador

caminador m (plural caminadors, feminine caminadora)

caminadors (plural)
caminadora (feminine)


caminador

(usually in the plural) walker (device for assisting persons in walking)


al·lòfon

(phonetics) allophone (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme)


planícia

plain (an expanse of land with relatively low relief)


alquibla

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القِبْلَة (al-qíbla), from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla).


mestís

ca-noun

mestís m (plural mestissos, feminine mestissa)

Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixtīcius, from Latin mixtus.


raresa

rarity (the measure of the scarcity of an object)


raritat

Borrowed from Latin rāritātem, from rar + -itat.


consuetud

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsuētūdō. Doublet of costum.


monoaminooxidasa

monoaminooxidasa f (plural monoaminooxidases)


margalida

(Balearic) Alternative form of margarida


estranyesa

(countable) something strange or foreign


accionari

accionari m (plural accionaris, feminine accionària)

accionaris (plural)
accionària (feminine)


capitost

capitost m or f by sense (plural capitosts or capitostos)

Borrowed from Latin caput hostis, from caput (“head”) + hostis (“army”).


captació

Així mateix, Jiménez va explicar que, ja que la plataforma promou l’afiliació al partit, s’ha passat un informe a l’Agència de Protecció de Dades davant el risc d’«una captació que no es correspon amb la legislació» ja que aquesta iniciativa «no té res a veure amb el PSOE».

2017 January 4, “Dos PSOE al mateix carrer”, in El Periódico:


apàtrida

apàtrida m or f by sense (plural apàtrides)

Borrowed from French apatride, from Byzantine Greek ἄπατρις (ápatris, “without country”).

noncog

Però, mentre que a Navorski els conflictes a l'Europa de l'Est l'havien convertit en un apàtrida als ulls de les autoritats dels EUA, Lewis, de 46 anys, és una turista amb passaport nord-americà retinguda a l'aeroport d'El Dorado (Bogotà, Colòmbia) per falta de diners per pagar-se un bitllet.

2017 January 4, “Una turista fa dos mesos que viu a l'aeroport de Bogotà”, in El Periódico:


begard

ca-noun

begard m (plural begards, feminine begarda)


espermiogènesi

espermiogènesi f (plural espermiogènesis)


buròcrata

buròcrata m or f by sense (plural buròcrates)


fuell

Inherited from Latin fūsellus, diminutive of fūs (“spindle”). Cognate with French fuseau.

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover


urticària

Learned borrowing from New Latin urticāria.


rebedor

From rebre (“to receive”) + -dor (nominalization suffix).


prioressa

ca-noun

prioressa f (plural prioresses, masculine prior)


davantal

dashboard (panel under the windscreen of a vehicle)


delinqüència

Borrowed from Late Latin dēlinquentia (compare Portuguese delinquência, Spanish delincuencia), from Latin dēlinquēns.


pupil·la

Learned borrowing from Latin pupilla. Doublet of pubilla.

(anatomy) pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)


fluix

Inherited from Latin fluxus (adjective). Doublet of flux.

fluix de sang


viquipedista

viquipedista m or f by sense (plural viquipedistes)


cessament

L'oposició va demanar aquest dimarts el cessament de Trillo com a cap de la diplomàcia a Londres, els familiars de les víctimes també ho han fet i fins i tot s'ha posat en marxa una recollida de firmes per exigir la seva destitució immediata.

2017 January 4, Pilar Santos / Iolanda Mármol, “El Govern rellevarà Federico Trillo com a ambaixador a Londres”, in El Periódico:

The opposition asked this Tuesday for Trillo's suspension as head of diplomacy in London; the victims' families have done it and a collection of signatures has even been set in motion to demand his immediate dismissal.


contenció

Borrowed from Latin contentiōnem, from continere (“contain”).

Turquia actua ara com a mur de contenció, fruit del polèmic acord amb la UE, fet que ha frenat el flux d’embarcacions que arriben a les illes gregues del mar Egeu procedents de les platges del país veí.

2017 January 4, Luis Vellón, “Menors refugiats, la infància negada”, in El Periódico:

Turkey now acts as a containing wall, as a result of the controversial agreement with the EU, which has stemmed the flow of boats that arrive at the Greek islands from the Aegean sea departing from the beaches of the neighboring country.


contenció

Borrowed from Latin contentiōnem, from contendere (“dispute”).


sèus

Pre-2016 spelling of seus (“suets; tallows; sebums”).


inèrcia

(physics) inertia (the property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion)

(figuratively) inertia (in a person, unwillingness to take action)


gònada

gonad (sex gland such as a testicle or ovary)


etimòleg

etimòleg m (plural etimòlegs, feminine etimòloga)


elàstic

Learned borrowing from French élastique, from New Latin elasticus, from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós).

elastic (an elastic material used in clothing)

(usually in the plural) braces (UK), suspenders (US)


amiant

Borrowed from Latin amiantus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντος (amíantos).


rella

Inherited from Latin rēgula. Doublet of regla.


safanòria

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic *سَفُنَّارْيَة (*safunnārya), from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya). Cognate to Spanish zanahoria.

bor+

*سَفُنَّارْيَة

der

إِسْفَنَارِيَّة


carlota

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


carrota

Borrowed from French carotte, from Latin carōta.


desconcert

El 'DailyMail' mostra el vídeo de l'incident, en què Bowdy, després de diversos segons de desconcert, sense saber què fer, es col·loca a l'altre costat de la pesada còmoda i, fent servir tota la seva força, aconsegueix rescatar el seu germà, que plora desconsolat, probablement traumatitzat per uns segons que es devien fer eterns.

2017 January 4, “Un superbessó rescata el seu germà”, in El Periódico:

The Daily Mail shows the video of the incident, in which Bowdy, after several seconds of confusion, not knowing what to do, goes to the other side of the heavy chest of drawers, and using all his strength, manages to rescue his brother, who cries in distress, probably traumatized by a few seconds that must have felt endless.


coproducció

A la capital alemanya, el màxim responsable del gegant de televisió en streaming i Ted Sarandos, cap de continguts de la plataforma, han presentat totes les seves novetats, moltes d’elles en coproducció amb empreses europees.

2017 March 5, Carles Planas Bou, “Reed Hastings: "Netflix encara és petit en el món d'internet"”, in El Periódico:


desproporció

Davant la polseguera aixecada, el president de l’ANC, Jordi Sànchez, va considerar que «la desproporció de la reacció de l’espanyolisme en el tema dels fanalets amb l’estelada és l’evidència de la seva impotència i la seva debilitat».

2017 January 4, “Rufián, sobre els fanalets independentistes: "Jo no ho faria"”, in El Periódico:


desinformació

ca-noun

desinformació f (plural desinformacions)

Exxon va reconèixer sota el seu lideratge els riscos que implica el canvi climàtic, però durant dècades va ocultar les seves pròpies investigacions i va propagar la desinformació sobre aquesta qüestió.

2016 December 13, Ricardo Mir de Francia, “El CEO d'Exxon, molt pròxim a Rússia, dirigirà la diplomàcia d'EUA”, in El Periódico:

Exxon recognized under his leadership the risks that climate change involves, but for decades it hid its own research and spread disinformation about this matter.


canya de sucre

canya de sucre f (plural canyes de sucre)


farratge

Inherited from Late Latin *farrāticum, remodelling of Latin farrāgō.


parcel·la

Borrowed from French parcelle, from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula. Doublet of barcella and partícula.

parcel (a division of land bought and sold as a unit)


àpex

apex (the highest or greatest point of something)

(botany) apex (the end of a leaf, petal or similar organ)


sarró

Uncertain. Compare Basque zorro (“bag, sack”).


cisell

Likely from Old French cisel. First attested in 1640.

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico


guaret

Inherited from Latin vervactum, with Germanic influence. Cognate to Spanish barbecho.


maníac

maníac m (plural maníacs, feminine maníaca)


desenrotllament

desenrotllament m (plural desenrotllaments)


rostoll

Assimilated form of earlier restoll, from Vulgar Latin *restuculu(m), a variant of *restupulu(m) from Latin stupula, a variant of stipula (“stalk, stubble”).

(agriculture) stubble (the short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested)


rascle

(agriculture) harrow (device that is dragged across ploughed land)


taula rodona

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see taula, rodona.

round table (conference at which participants discuss and exchange views)


dedicatòria

dedication (a note prefixed to a work of art)


duaner

duaner m (plural duaners, feminine duanera)


cornal

corner (of a piece of cloth, paper, etc.)


purí

(usually in the plural) liquid fertilizer made with manure


goja

Cognate with Occitan goja (“waitress”) (originally "young woman, maid"), perhaps from Hebrew גויה (goyá, “gentile woman”).


adobament

fertilization (the act of applying fertilizer)


oxiür

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).


reialesa

royalty (the rank, status, power or authority of a monarch)


reialista

reialista m or f by sense (plural reialistes)


bevedor

bevedor m (plural bevedors, feminine bevedora)


noieta

noieta f (plural noietes, masculine noiet)

És una noieta molt forta.


bístia

(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of bèstia; beast (especially a beast of burden)


quinquefoli

(heraldry) cinquefoil (a stylized flower or leaf with five lobes)


ruïna

(also in the plural) ruin (the remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction)


rànquing

La República Democràtica del Congo (RDC) i l'Afganistan ocupen el segon i tercer lloc del rànquing de les crisis alimentàries més grans del món del 2018, publicat aquest dimarts.

2019 April 2, Sònia Sánchez, “Més de 113 milions de persones al món pateixen desnutrició severa”, in Ara:

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Afghanistan are second and third in the ranking of the world's biggest food crises, published this Tuesday.


agudesa

[ə.ɣuˈðɛ.zə]

[ə.ɣuˈðə.zə]


especificació

especificació f (plural especificacions)


baluard

(figuratively) bulwark (a defense or safeguard)


prussià

prussià m (plural prussians, feminine prussiana)


torsió

From Late Latin torsiōnem, from Latin tortiōnem.


vienès

vienès m (plural vienesos, feminine vienesa)


antiinflamatori

antiinflamatori m (plural antiinflamatoris)


gambià

gambià m (plural gambians, feminine gambiana)


cotna

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cutina, from Latin cutis (“skin, rind”).


alfarda

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَرْض (al-farḍ, “imposition”), from the root ف ر ض (f r ḍ) related to being mandatory.

bor+

(historical) a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain

(historical, Aragon) tribute paid for irrigation water


galerada

[ɡə.ləˈɾa.ðə]


tucà

Borrowed from Spanish tucán, from Tupian.


cols de Brussel·les

col de Brussel·les
col de Brussel·les#Catalan


albir

lliure albir

will (one's independent faculty of choice)


èxode

Borrowed from Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos).

exodus (a sudden departure of a large number of people)


gènesi

Borrowed from Latin genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).


jacint

From Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos).

hyacinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus)


vènet

ca-noun

vènet m (plural vènets, feminine vèneta)

Venetian (native or inhabitant of Venice) (male or of unspecified gender)


anglòfoba

[əŋˈɡlɔ.fu.βə]


anglòfob

anglòfob m (plural anglòfobs, feminine anglòfoba)


fòbia

phobia (an irrational or obsessive fear)


obreampolles

Verb-object compound, composed of obre (“to open”) + ampolles (“bottles”).


escalafó

ladder (the hierarchy or ranking system within an organization)


correguda

prendre la correguda

amb una correguda


moguda

(Valencia, colloquial) situation (difficult set of circumstances)

Cançons que acaben en fade out, escrita per Salvador S. Sánchez, és una recerca en clau de musicologia, un concert, una conferència performativa, una festa i una reivindicació de “l’altra moguda”, una moguda res a veure amb la Madrilenya d’Alaska y Dinarama, Kaka de Luxe, Mecano o Tino Casal.

2023 December 4, “‘CANÇONS QUE ACABEN EN FADE OUT’ UN HOMENATGE A LA MÚSICA DE “L’ALTRA MOGUDA” DE LA TRANSICIÓ ESPANYOLA”, in Teatre Tantarantana:

"Songs That End in a Fadeout", written by Salvador S. Sánchez, is an investigation in the key of musicology, a concert, a performative conference, a party and a claim to the other scene. a scene nothing to do with the Movida Madrileña of Alaska y Dinarama, Kaka de Luxe, Mecano or Tino Casal.

(colloquial) scene (social environment or subculture)


duració

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dūrātiōnem.


acabament

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.


llinda

(architecture) lintel (horizontal structural beam)


carreu

Borrowed from Occitan carrèu, from French carreau, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, a diminutive of Latin quadrus. Doublet of cairell.


vestuari

Borrowed from Latin vestiārium, with -u- by influence of Spanish vestuario (whose u is unexplained).

wardrobe (any collection of clothing; especially clothing worn by actors)


veïnat

From Vulgar Latin *vīcīnātus or veí + -at.


aclariment

clarification (the act of freeing from obscurities)


rengle

(castells) each of the vertical columns of castellers that make up the tronc of a castell (syn. rengla, pilar)

(castells) the central column of a castell with three or five castellers per level, as opposed to the plena and the buida (syn. rengla)


especialització

ca-noun

especialització f (plural especialitzacions)


sincronització

sincronització f (plural sincronitzacions)


quantificació

quantificació f (plural quantificacions)


secularització

secularització f (plural secularitzacions)


diversificació

diversificació f (plural diversificacions)


reinterpretació

reinterpretació f (plural reinterpretacions)


digitalització

digitalització f (plural digitalitzacions)


popularització

popularització f (plural popularitzacions)


personificació

personificació f (plural personificacions)


flabiol

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, diminutive of flabrum (“gust”) from flare (“to blow”). Cognate with French flageolet.


plegador

folding-bone, folding-stick, bone folder

picker, an instrument performing the action denoted by the term aplegar


implementació

implementació f (plural implementacions)


ruandès

ruandès m (plural ruandesos, feminine ruandesa)


rehabilitació

rehabilitació f (plural rehabilitacions)

From rehabilitar + -ció. First attested in c. 1900.


dedicació

dedication (a ceremony marking an official completion or opening)


vestíbul

(architecture) vestibule (a passage, hall or room between the outer door and the interior of a building)

(anatomy) vestibule (any of a number of body cavities)


mitger

mitger m (plural mitgers, feminine mitgera)


descàrrega

(electricity) discharge (the act of releasing an accumulated charge)


coronament

(architecture) any sort of decorative element placed atop a structure, such as an acroterium, spire, parapet, etc.


llosa

Inherited from Old Catalan losa, from Latin lausia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish or Celtiberian *lausia, from Proto-Celtic *plousā (“stone slab”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Cognate with Spanish losa, French lauze, Galician lousa, etc.

deadfall (stone slab used to make a deadfall trap for small game)


unions estables de parella

unió estable de parella
unió estable de parella#Catalan


conqueridor

conqueridor m (plural conqueridors, feminine conqueridora)

conqueridors (plural)
conqueridora (feminine)


unió estable de parella

unió estable de parella f (plural unions estables de parella)

civil union (a legal union established in Andorra in 2005 to regulate the relationship of gay and lesbian couples)


matràs

Borrowed from Middle French matraz, from Arabic مَطَرَة (maṭara).

flask (laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes)


sud-coreà

sud-coreà m (plural sud-coreans, feminine sud-coreana)

sud-coreans (plural)
sud-coreana (feminine)


formigó

Contraction of earlier *formigaó from Latin formicatiō (“formication”).


ossari

Borrowed from Latin ossārium. Doublet of ossera.


datació

dating (an estimation of the age of something)


estimació

estimation (the process of making an estimate)


muntant

upright (any vertical part of a structure)


biògraf

biògraf m (plural biògrafs, feminine biògrafa)


meridià

(geography) meridian (an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles)


luminescència

Formed by analogy from luminescent + -ència.


desenvolupadora

desenvolupadora f (plural desenvolupadores)


desenvolupador

desenvolupador m (plural desenvolupadors, feminine desenvolupadora)

desenvolupadors (plural)
desenvolupadora (feminine)


timoner

timoner m (plural timoners, feminine timonera)

(botany) bitter knight (Tricholoma acerbum)


comercialització

comercialització f (plural comercialitzacions)


malenconia

Inherited from Old Catalan melancolia, from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”). The metathesis of the vowels may be due to influence from mal (“bad”).


darreria

L'antic eslau fou usat a Rússia com a llengua literària fins a la darreria del s XVIII.

Old Slavic had been used in Russia as a literary language up until the end of the 18th century.

end (the terminal point of something in space or time)


noucentisme

From nou-cents (“nine hundred”) + -isme (“-ism”), also influenced by nou (“new”).

af

a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century


noucentista

ca-noun

noucentista m or f by sense (plural noucentistes)

From nou-cents (“nine hundred”) + -ista (“-ist”).


metatars

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετατάρσιον (metatársion).


sahrauí

ca-noun

sahrauí m or f by sense (plural sahrauís)

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”), from صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).


reestructuració

ca-noun

reestructuració f (plural reestructuracions)


arranjament

(music) arrangement (an adaptation of a piece of music)


pòrtic

Borrowed from Latin porticus. Doublet of porxo.


comissionat

comissionat m (plural comissionats, feminine comissionada)

comissionats (plural)
comissionada (feminine)


glòbul

globule (small round particle of substance)


almirallessa

From almirall (“admiral”) + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).


antifeixista

ca-noun

antifeixista m or f by sense (plural antifeixistes)


apòleg

Borrowed from Latin apologus, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

apologue (a short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects)


desviació

(transport) deviation, diversion, detour


reconciliació

reconciliació f (plural reconciliacions)


pòster

poster (a picture intended to be attached to a wall)


sèpsia

From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, “putrefaction”) with the suffix -ia.


senyalització

ca-noun

senyalització f (plural senyalitzacions)


estança

room (a separate part of a building, enclosed by walls)


metralladora

[mə.tɾə.ʎəˈðo.ɾə]


ginebre

Inherited from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus.


propulsió

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōpulsiōnem.


pràctic

ca-noun

pràctic m (plural pràctics, feminine pràctica)


mènsula

Learned borrowing from Latin mēnsula, diminutive of mensa (“table”).


priorat

the office or rank of a prior or prioress

the territory under the jurisdiction of a prior or prioress

Priorat (wine from the DOQ Priorat in Catalonia)


neocaledonià

neocaledonià m (plural neocaledonians, feminine neocaledoniana)

neocaledonians (plural)
neocaledoniana (feminine)


neocaledoniana

neocaledoniana f (plural neocaledonianes)


moixa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

(Balearic) female equivalent of moix (“cat”)


moixa

Inherited from Latin mustea, feminine of musteus (“like must”).


nínxol

niche, nook (a cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament)

(ecology) niche (a function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited)


blindatge

blindatge electromagnètic


milicià

ca-noun

milicià m (plural milicians, feminine miliciana)


teòleg

teòleg m (plural teòlegs, feminine teòloga)

Borrowed from Latin theologus, from Ancient Greek θεολόγος (theológos).


baldadura

[bəl.ðəˈðu.ɾə]


embalatge

packaging (the act of packing something)

packaging (the materials used to pack something)


desgast

desgast m (plural desgasts or desgastos)

Una de les raons que expliquen el desgast de Putin és la crisi econòmica que travessa el país, que provoca que els russos vegin com baixa el seu poder adquisitiu any rere any.

2019 May 29, Juan Carlos Meneses, “Els russos deixen de confiar en Putin”, in Ara:

One of the reasons that explains Putin's decline is the economic crisis crossing the country, which is causing Russians to see how his acquisitional power falls year after year.


fogassa

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


lleteria

[ʎə.təˈɾi.ə]


llitera

Inherited from Old Catalan litera, from Late Latin lectuāria, derived from Latin lectus (“bed”). By surface analysis, llit + -era.


albaceteny

albaceteny m (plural albacetenys, feminine albacetenya)

albacetenys (plural)
albacetenya (feminine)

[əl.βə.səˈtɛɲ]

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


albacetenya

[əl.βə.səˈtɛ.ɲə]


narcopís

an apartment/flat where drugs are sold illegally; normally, one which has been squatted


sòcol

Borrowed from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus.

(geology) basement (foundation beneath sedimentary rocks)


trampolí

Borrowed from Italian trampolino. Compare French tremplin (“sprinboard”).


lluerna

Inherited from Old Catalan [Term?], from Latin lucerna. Compare Occitan lusèrna.

skylight (a window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling)


immobilització

immobilització f (plural immobilitzacions)

From immobilitzar + -ció or im- + mobilització.


immobilitat

From im- + mobilitat or immòbil + -itat.


desmobilització

desmobilització f (plural desmobilitzacions)

From desmobilitzar + -ció or des- + mobilització.


veixiga

Inherited from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca.


condicionament

condicionament m (plural condicionaments)


hospital psiquiàtric

hospital psiquiàtric m (plural hospitals psiquiàtrics)


desviació estàndard

desviació estàndard f (plural desviacions estàndards)


barbut

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barbūtus. By surface analysis, barba + -ut.

barbet (various species of birds in the infraorder Ramphastides)


quàquer

quàquer m (plural quàquers, feminine quàquera)


monopolització

monopolització f (plural monopolitzacions)


papil·la òptica

papil·la òptica f (plural papil·les òptiques)


papil·la

(anatomy) Short for papil·la òptica (“optic disc”).


coàgul

Borrowed from Latin coagulum. Doublet of quall and col.


sostenibilitat

sostenibilitat f (plural sostenibilitats)


moblista

moblista m or f by sense (plural moblistes)


egòlatra

egòlatra m or f by sense (plural egòlatres)

[əˈɣɔ.lə.tɾə]


canonada

Il·lusionada, llisca per l'últim revolt de la canonada i treu el cap per la desembocadura de l'aixeta.

2006, Sergi Pàmies, “Com dues gotes d'aigua”, in Si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes:


mascletada

pyrotechnic event typical of the Valencian Community


mascletà

Spanish: mascletá

(informal, Valencia) Alternative form of mascletada


realitzador

realitzador m (plural realitzadors, feminine realitzadora)

realitzadors (plural)
realitzadora (feminine)


tecnòcrata

tecnòcrata m or f by sense (plural tecnòcrates)


pirotècnic

pirotècnic m (plural pirotècnics, feminine pirotècnica)

pirotècnics (plural)
pirotècnica (feminine)


lletrista

lletrista m or f by sense (plural lletristes)


misogínia

From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía).


iaia

female equivalent of iaio (“grandma; old woman”)


iaio

(informal or childish) grandfather; grandpa


navalla

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


computació

computing (the study, field of computers and computer programming)

computation (the act of computing something)


transliteració

transliteració f (plural transliteracions)


descontentament

descontentament m (plural descontentaments)


nigerià

nigerià m (plural nigerians, feminine nigeriana)


pregària

Inherited from Old Catalan pregaria, semi-learned borrowing from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem. First attested in 1398.


rata penada

(Valencia) Alternative form of ratapinyada


voliac

Blend of volar (“to fly”) + muriac (“bat”)


súbdit

ca-noun

súbdit m (plural súbdits, feminine súbdita)

subject (citizen in a monarchy or person ruled over by another)


autòcrata

autòcrata m or f by sense (plural autòcrates)


lusità

lusità m (plural lusitans, feminine lusitana)


enemistat

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *inimicitātem.


col·leccionadora

ca-noun

col·leccionadora f (plural col·leccionadores)


col·leccionador

col·leccionador m (plural col·leccionadors, feminine col·leccionadora)

col·leccionadors (plural)
col·leccionadora (feminine)


hospitalització

hospitalització f (plural hospitalitzacions)


autoreferència

autoreferència f (plural autoreferències)


multilingüisme

multilingüisme m (plural multilingüismes)


plurilingüisme

plurilingüisme m (plural plurilingüismes)


primeres ministres

primera ministra
primera ministra#Catalan


ègida

Borrowed from Latin aegidem, from Ancient Greek αἰγῐ́ς (aigís).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis (mythological shield)


entronització

entronització f (plural entronitzacions)


immunodeficiència

immunodeficiència f (plural immunodeficiències)


serrà

serrà m (plural serrans, feminine serrana)


enyorança

→ Spanish: añoranza


esquí aquàtic

esquí aquàtic m (plural esquís aquàtics)

(uncountable) water skiing (the sport of skiing on water)

water ski (type of ski used for skiing on water)


senya

Inherited from Latin signa, plural of signum. Doublet of signe, a borrowing. Compare Spanish seña.


professionalització

professionalització f (plural professionalitzacions)


maonès

maonès m (plural maonesos, feminine maonesa)

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


hidrats de carboni

hidrat de carboni
hidrat de carboni#Catalan


hidrat de carboni

hidrat de carboni m (plural hidrats de carboni)


paparra

From earlier caparra due to influence from papa (“worm”). Compare Sicilian papaciuḍḍu.


superpoblació

superpoblació f (plural superpoblacions)


gramàtic

gramàtic m (plural gramàtics, feminine gramàtica)

Borrowed from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός (grammatikós).


dinàstic

dinàstic m (plural dinàstics, feminine dinàstica)


estadístic

estadístic m (plural estadístics, feminine estadística)

estadístics (plural)
estadística (feminine)


antropòfob

antropòfob m (plural antropòfobs, feminine antropòfoba)

antropòfobs (plural)
antropòfoba (feminine)


graduació

graduation (the act or process of receiving a diploma for completing a course of study)


ràfec

From earlier rafe, from Arabic رَفّ (raff, “shelf, awning”).


generadors

[ʒə.nə.ɾəˈðo]


afroamericà

afroamericà m (plural afroamericans, feminine afroamericana)

afroamericans (plural)
afroamericana (feminine)

Unint les reivindicacions a les dels centenars de milers de persones que a Minneapolis i altres ciutats dels Estats Units expressen la seva ràbia per la mort de l’afroamericà George Floyd, nombroses pancartes portaven escrit «BLM» («Black lives matter», les vides dels negres importen) o «I can’t breathe» (no puc respirar), paraules que tant George Floyd com Adama Traoré van pronunciar abans de morir.

2020 June 3, Eva Cantón, “Unes 20.000 persones es manifesten a París contra la violència policial”, in El Periódico:

Adding their demands to hundreds of thousands of people expressing their rage for the death of the African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis and other cities in the United States, many posters read "BLM" ("Black lives matter") or "I can't breathe"; words which both George Floyd and Adama Traoré spoke before dying.


gespa

Ultimately from Latin caespitem (“grassy field”).


moliner

moliner m (plural moliners, feminine molinera)


polímer

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολυμερής (polumerḗs, “of many parts”).


garrova

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).


remer

ca-noun

remer m (plural remers, feminine remera)


codast

Borrowed from Spanish codaste, from Portuguese cadaste, from Latin catasta.


corrua

a line of moving vehicles, animals, or people


sagrera

Inherited from Latin sacrāria, plural of sacrārium (“sanctuary”). Doublet of sagrari.

holy ground, sanctuary (consecrated ground surrounding a church)


pebrer

pepper (a plant of the family Piperaceae)

pepper tree (a plant in the genus Schinus)


grenlandès

grenlandès m (plural grenlandesos, feminine grenlandesa)

grenlandesos (plural)
grenlandesa (feminine)


neutralització

neutralització f (plural neutralitzacions)


socialització

socialització f (plural socialitzacions)


polp

(Valencia, Ibiza, Tortosa, Eastern Pyrenees, Alghero) Alternative form of pop


candeler

candeler m (plural candelers, feminine candelera)

From candela + -er, or from Medieval Latin candelārius.


problemàtica

the problems and difficulties of a situation


vulnerabilitat

vulnerabilitat f (plural vulnerabilitats)


bandoler

bandoler m (plural bandolers, feminine bandolera)


garbí

Borrowed from Arabic غَرْبِيّ (ḡarbiyy).

En el meu llibre El vent de garbí he parlat llargament de la rotació dels vents seguint el camí del sol: el gregal del matí arrossegant sobre els seus lloms tritons i sirenes, cargols d'escuma, lluïssors rutilants, olor de pinassa, posant frescor de verd en les persianes; el xaloc petitet —el xaloquet de la Crònica de Muntaner— asfixiat pel sol meridià; el llebeig o garbí de l'hora de posar l'arròs a taula.

In my book The southwest wind I spoke at length about the rotation of the winds following the path of the sun: the northeast wind of morning dragging over its loins tritons and sirens, spirals of foam, sparking brightness, the scent of pine needles, putting the freshness of greenery in the blinds; the small sirocco--the "xaloquet" of the Chronicle of Muntaner--asphyxiated by the midday sun; the southwest wind of the hour when rice is set on the table.


majoria qualificada

majoria qualificada f (plural majories qualificades)


colpista

colpista m or f by sense (plural colpistes)


descentralització

descentralització f (plural descentralitzacions)


exoesquelet

Un exoesquelet robòtic és una estructura que es col·loca sobre les cames d’una persona que no es pot moure sola i l’ajuda a posar-se dempeus i caminar, gràcies a uns motors elèctrics que actuen com a músculs artificials.

2019 August 13, Laia Bruguera, “Tornar a caminar”, in El Punt Avui:

A robotic exoskeleton is a structure that is placed over the legs of a person who cannot move alone and helps them stand up and walk, thanks to electric motors that act like artificial muscles.


nouvingut

nouvingut m (plural nouvinguts, feminine nouvinguda)

nouvinguts (plural)
nouvinguda (feminine)


metafísic

metafísic m (plural metafísics, feminine metafísica)

metafísics (plural)
metafísica (feminine)


proveïdor

proveïdor m (plural proveïdors, feminine proveïdora)

proveïdors (plural)
proveïdora (feminine)


decurs

course (the path taken by a flow of water)


ermini

Inherited from Old Catalan armini, from Latin (mus) armenius (“Armenian [mouse]”).


telecomunicació

ca-noun

telecomunicació f (plural telecomunicacions)


lleus

(archaic or dialectal) plural of lleu (“lungs”)


guerriller

guerriller m (plural guerrillers, feminine guerrillera)

guerrillers (plural)
guerrillera (feminine)

guerrilla (a soldier in a small independent group)


resclosa

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *resclausa, variant of reclausa (“closed”) from clausus.

weir, barrage (an obstruction placed across a waterway)

lock (a segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels)


ballarí

ballarí m (plural ballarins, feminine ballarina)


quocient

(arithmetic) quotient (the number resulting from the division of one number by another)


litúrgia

Borrowed from Latin lītūrgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía).


fertilització

fertilització f (plural fertilitzacions)


perjudici

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praeiūdicium. From the 14th century.


èter

Borrowed from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).

ether (the substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds)

(organic chemistry) ether (any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)


sudanès

ca-noun

sudanès m (plural sudanesos, feminine sudanesa)


guardià

guardià m (plural guardians, feminine guardiana)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *wardiānem. Doublet of guàrdia.


eòlic

Learned borrowing from Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰολικός (Aiolikós).


lleu

Inherited from Latin levis. For the meaning "lungs", compare archaic English lights (“lungs (of animals, eaten as food)”), because they are lighter than adjacent parts of the animal.


pietat

pity (a feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something)


esquarterament

ca-noun

esquarterament m (plural esquarteraments)

quartering (the method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces)


alficòs

→ Spanish: alficós (Valencian Spanish)


fornícula

Learned borrowing from New Latin fornicula, diminutive of fornix (“arch, vault”).


estructuralisme

ca-noun

estructuralisme m (plural estructuralismes)


ascla

Inherited from Late Latin ascla, from Latin assula.

flake, chip (a loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything)


òvul

(cytology) ovum (the female gamete in animals)


lluna de mel

honeymoon (the period of time immediately following a marriage)

honeymoon (a trip taken by a newly married couple during this period)

Els nous líders arriben amb aura de guanyadors. Durant els primers mesos, passen una dolça lluna de mel en la qual tots els errors els són perdonats.

2019 September 30, Carles Casajuana, “Treure’s l’espina”, in La Vanguardia:

New leaders arrive with winners' auras. During the first months, they spend a sweet honeymoon in which all errors are forgiven.

(figurative) honeymoon (a period of unusually mild feelings)


fregadora

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

[fɾə.ɣəˈðo.ɾə]


fregadora

[fɾə.ɣəˈðo.ɾə]


independentisme

ca-noun

independentisme m (plural independentismes)


cercador

cercador m (plural cercadors, feminine cercadora)


globalització

globalització f (plural globalitzacions)


hospitals psiquiàtrics

hospital psiquiàtric
hospital psiquiàtric#Catalan


rèquiem

requiem (mass to honour and remember a dead person)


hepàtica

Compare Spanish hepática, French hépatique.


ofrena

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus.


desfibril·lador

ca-noun

desfibril·lador m (plural desfibril·ladors)


clandestinitat

clandestinitat f (plural clandestinitats)


ludificació

Al voltant de l’obtenció de codis QR s’ha generat un fenomen similar al de la cacera de Pokémons, que resulta en una ludificació del procés de participació.

2019 October 26, Josep Maria Ganyet, “I amb l’emoji, la revolta”, in La Vanguardia:

A similar phenomenon to the hunting of Pokémon has generated around the obtaining of QR codes, which results in a gamification of the participation process


trasplantament

trasplantament m (plural trasplantaments)


lligament

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ligāmentum.


be alta

Coordinate term: ve baixa

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


garbuix

Probably from Italian garbuglio (“mess”). Compare French grabuge, perhaps from the same source.