lupus

Borrowed from Latin lupus. Doublet of the inherited llop.


alegria

[ə.ləˈɣɾi.ə]


plata

From the feminine of plat, or from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide”), because silver was often made into sheets.


son

Inherited from Old Catalan son, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Feminine noun by analogy with fam (“hunger”) and set (“thirst”).


Sydney

(uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)

(uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)


cost

Tanacetum balsamita
Tanacetum balsamita#Translingual


metal

Borrowed from English metal. Doublet of metall.


català

No parlo català.

Catalan (the language spoken by the Catalans)


espanyol

From Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānia.


zinc

Borrowed from French zinc, from German Zink.


pisa

From Pisa, Italy, a historical center of ceramics manufacture.


ADN

àcid desoxiribonucleic
àcid desoxiribonucleic#Catalan

Initialism of àcid desoxiribonucleic (“DNA”).


dari

Dari; Eastern Persian (an Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan)


est

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.

a l'est del país


sort

Inherited from Old Catalan sort, from Latin sors, sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“bind”).

sort amb tot


nord

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.


mongol

Borrowed from Mongolian монгол (mongol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ (mongɣul). Doublet of mogol.


orb

Inherited from Old Catalan orb (also spelled horp), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Compare Occitan òrb, Italian orbo, Romanian orb.

a fungal disease of wheat and other cereals


caos

Borrowed from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).


gent

Inherited from Old Catalan gent, from Latin gentem, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis.

bona gent


japonés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of japonès


cereal

Borrowed from Latin Cereālis (“relating to Ceres”), from Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”).

bor+

(uncountable) cereal (the grains of such plants)


pus

Learned borrowing from Latin pūs (early 19th century), meaning the same.


blat

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin bladum.


moll

Inherited from Old Catalan moyl, from Vulgar Latin *medullum, analogically derived from Latin medulla, and probably influenced by Etymology 1. Compare Occitan mesolh, Spanish meollo, Portuguese miolo. Doublet of molla and medul·la, which were, respectively, inherited and borrowed from Latin.


jo

Inherited from Old Catalan jo~io~yo, from Vulgar Latin eō (attested from the sixth century), from Latin ego, from Proto-Italic *egō, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂; akin to Greek εγώ (egó), Sanskrit अहम् (aham), all from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare Occitan jo, Spanish yo, French je, Italian io.


mort

Inherited from Old Catalan mort, from Latin mortem.


pica

(pathology) pica (disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances)


sard

Sardinian (a Romance language indigenous to Sardinia)


japonès

Japanese (language used by the Japanese people)


flora

Borrowed from Latin Flōra (goddess of flowers), from flōs (“blossom”). First attested in the 20th century.


gal

Gaulish (Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul)


francés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of francès


química

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā), or from Latin chimicus, alternative form of chēmicus (“chemical”), from chēmia (“chemistry”), Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “fluid”).

اَلْكِيمِيَاء


farsi

Farsi; Western Persian (an Indo-Aryan language of Iran)


molt

Inherited from Old Catalan molt, from Latin multus.


guaraní

Borrowed from Spanish guaraní, from Guaraní abá guariní (“man of war”).


finlandés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of finlandès


acer

Inherited from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.


lectura

Borrowed from Late Latin lēctūra, from Latin lēctūrus.


fluor

Learned borrowing from Latin fluōrem (“flowing”).


lacrosse

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).


sud

Borrowed from French sud, from Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

al sud de Londres


albanés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of albanès


joc

Inherited from Old Catalan joc, from Latin iocus (“pastime, sport”). Compare Occitan jòc, French jeu, Spanish juego.

(uncountable) play (activity for amusement)


fum

Inherited from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic *fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós.


bou

→ Galician: bou


neula

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


liti

Borrowed from New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).


kumis

From Russian кумы́с (kumýs), probably via French koumis.


grec

Inherited from Old Catalan grec, from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). Compare Occitan grèc.


potassa

Borrowed from German Pottasche. Cognate with English potash.


rus

Russian (the Slavic language of the Russians)


marbre

Inherited from Old Catalan marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros). Compare Occitan marbre~marme.


anglès

From Ànglia (“Anglia, land of the Angles”) + -ès.


kurd

From the name in Kurdish, but of unknown ultimate meaning. More at Kurds.


cortesia

From cortès + -ia. First attested in the 14th century.

(uncountable) courtesy, politeness (polite behaviour)


adrenalina

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


balear

Borrowed from Latin Baleārēs (“Balearic Islands”).

bor+

Balearic (the dialect of Catalan spoken in the Balearic Islands)


afecte

Learned borrowing from Latin affectus, perfect passive participle of afficiō (“to affect, influence”).


paleontologia

From paleo- + ontologia, on the model of French paléontologie, ultimately from Ancient Greek roots.


polonés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of polonès


persa

From persà, from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /Pārsa/, “Persia”).

der

Persian (an Indo-Aryan language used primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan)


maltés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of maltès


turc

Borrowed from Arabic تُرْكِيّ (turkiyy); compare English Turk (which derives from Turkish).

Turkish (a Turkic language of Turkey and Cyprus)


portugués

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of portuguès


asma

Borrowed from Latin āsthma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma, “laborous breathing”).


serbi

Serbian (a Slavic language of the Balkans)


neerlandés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of neerlandès


plutoni

Borrowed from New Latin plūtōnium; compare Plutó.


fam

Inherited from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). Compare Occitan fam or Occitan hami.


escocés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of escocès


holandés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of holandès


brom

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).


citologia

From cito- + -logia, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”) and -λογία (-logía).


cinabri

From Latin cinnabaris. First attested in 1839.


cardiologia

cardiology (the study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart)


macedoni

Macedonian (a South Slavic language primarily spoken in Macedonia)


clorosi

Borrowed from New Latin chlorosis. By surface analysis, cloro- + -osi.

(pathology) chlorosis (yellow-green colouration of the skin)

(botany, phytopathology) chlorosis (yellowing of plant tissue)


humitat

Haplological contraction of Latin hūmiditātem.


condicional

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conditiōnālis (“conditional”), from conditiō (“condition”).


feroès

From illes Fèroe (“Faroe Islands”) + -ès.

Faroese; the language spoken in the Faroe Islands, most strongly related with Icelandic as well as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish


física

Borrowed from New Latin physica (“physics”), from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós, “natural”).


etanol

ethanol (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH)


romanès

Romanian (a Romance language used primarily in Romania and Moldova)


ambre gris

ambergris (fatty substance used in perfumes)


mirra

Borrowed from Latin myrrha (also murra), from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), of Semitic origin.


vidre

(uncountable) glass (an amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime)


coure

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cūbru(m), from Late Latin cūprum (compare Occitan coire, French cuivre, Spanish cobre), from Latin cȳprium (aes), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).


viure

Inherited from Old Catalan viure, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live, be alive”).


beril·li

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos).


carn

Inherited from Latin carnem, from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *(s)ker-. Compare Occitan carn.


antilop

(tanning) Alternative form of antílop (“antelope suede (sometimes made from other animals, e.g. sheep or pig)”)


pedagogia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía).


púrpura

Learned borrowing from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Doublet of porpra.


feroés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of feroès


iode

From Ancient Greek ἰώδης (iṓdēs, “violet-coloured”).


ribulosa

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) ribulose


quitina

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”) + -ina.

(biochemistry) chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)


cendra

Inherited from Latin cinerem (compare Occitan cendre, French cendre, Italian cenere, Spanish ceniza), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”).


disfunció erèctil

erectile dysfunction
erectile dysfunction


crom

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (“to grind, rub”).


romanés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of romanès


anglés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of anglès


ioga

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”). Doublet of jou.


metafísica

Borrowed from Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká). See English metaphysics for further etymology.


satiriasi

Borrowed from Late Latin satyriasis, from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis).


xilografia

(uncountable) xylography, woodcut (art of wood engraving)


sofre

Inherited from Old Catalan sofre, from Latin sulfur, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”). Doublet of the borrowed form sulfur. Compare Occitan solpre, French soufre, Spanish azufre.


nepalés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of nepalès


rosada

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rōsāta, derived from Latin rōs.


accadi

Akkadian (Semitic language of the Akkadians)


petanca

Borrowed from French pétanque, from Occitan pès tancats (“closed feet”).


bullabessa

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

affix

(also uncountable) bouillabaisse (fish soup from Provence)


urdú

Urdu (an Indo-Aryan language of India and Pakistan)


aalenià

From the city of Aalen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


criptografia

(uncountable) cryptography (discipline concerned with communication security)


tadjik

Tajik (an Indo-Aryan language used in Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan)


neerlandès

Dutch (a Germanic language mainly spoken in the Netherlands and Flanders)


gallec

Inherited from Latin Gallaic-, stem of Gallaicus, Gallaecus.


nàhuatl

(colloquial) one of the Nahuatl languages

Classical Nahuatl (the extinct literary language used by the Aztecs)


maltès

Maltese (a Semitic language used primarily in Malta)


indonesi

Indonesian (an Austronesian language that serves as the official lingua franca of Indonesia)


occità

Occitan (a Romance language used primarily in Southern France)


italià

Italian (a Romance language spoken primarily in Italy)


quítxua

Quechua (a family of Amerindian languages of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Bolivia)


frisó

From Latin Frisia, from Frisii (“Frisians”).


hawaià

Hawaiian (a Polynesian language native to Hawaii)


gòtic

Gothic (a style of architecture and art common in 12th to 16th century Europe)

Gothic (an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths)


sànscrit

Sanskrit (an ancient Indo-Aryan language)


noruec

Norwegian (a North Germanic language used primarily in Norway)


polonès

Polish (a Slavic language that is used primarily in Poland)


bretó

From Latin Brittōnem (“inhabitant of Britain”). Doublet of britó.


wòlof

Wolof (a Niger-Congo language of Senegal and The Gambia)


nepalès

Nepali (an Indo-Aryan language used primarily in Nepal)


islandès

Icelandic (a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Iceland)


samoà

Samoan (a Polynesian language indigenous to the Samoan Islands)


portuguès

From portugalès, from Medieval Latin portucalēnsis.

Portuguese (a Romance language originating in Portugal and still used there and in former Portuguese possessions)


danès

From Latin *danēnsis, from Dania (“Denmark”) + -ēnsis (“-ese”).


napolità

Borrowed from Italian napoletano, from Latin neāpolītānus.

Neapolitan (a Romance language of Southern Italy)


ucraïnès

From Ucraïna (“Ukraine”) + -ès (“-ese”).

Ukrainian (a Slavic language spoken primarily in the Ukraine)


romaní

Romani (a family of Indo-Aryan languages used by the Roma people of Europe)


flandes

From Flandes (“Flanders”), because the wood originally reached Catalonia via Flanders from further north.


anglés mitjà

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of anglès mitjà


anglés antic

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of anglès antic


francés mitjà

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of francès mitjà


francés antic

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of francès antic


gaèlic irlandés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of gaèlic irlandès


-ès

ca-noun

-ès m (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)

Inherited from Latin -ēnsis (compare Occitan -és, Portuguese -ês, French -ais, Spanish -és, Italian -ese).

-ese; forms a proper noun with the meaning of “the language used by the inhabitants thereof”


anglés escocés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of anglès escocès


gaèlic manès

(colloquial) Alternative form of gaèlic manx


gaèlic manés

(Valencia) Alternative form of gaèlic manx


kartvelià

From Georgian ქართველი (kartveli, “Georgian person”) + Catalan suffix -à (“-an”).

der

Kartvelian (a family of languages, of which Georgian has the most speakers)


hongarés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of hongarès


serbocroat

Serbo-Croatian (a Slavic language or macrolanguage of the Balkans)


bosnià

Bosnian (a Slavic language of the Balkans)


croat

Croatian (a Slavic language of the Balkans)


ucraïnés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of ucraïnès


gal·lés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of gal·lès


gal·lès

Welsh (a Brythonic language used primarily in Wales)


malai

Borrowed from English Malay, from Malay Melayu.


numerari

Borrowed from Latin numerārius. First attested in 1839.


burgundi

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Burgundī.


adaptació

(uncountable) adaptation (the process of adapting something to a situation)

(evolutionary theory, uncountable) adaptation (the process of change that an organism undergoes)

(uncountable) adaptation (the process of adapting an artistic work)


castellà

From Castella + -à, or borrowed from Spanish castellano.


pòquer

Estava veient un campionat de pòquer.

2019, Colleen Cross, translated by Alicia Botella Juan and Slice Publishing, La bruixa de la sort. Un misteri paranormal de les bruixes de Westwick


interacció electromagnètica

ca-noun

interacció electromagnètica f (uncountable)

electromagnetic interaction
electromagnetic interaction


interacció nuclear forta

interacció nuclear forta f (uncountable)

strong nuclear interaction
strong nuclear interaction


interacció gravitatòria

gravitational interaction
gravitational interaction


interacció nuclear dèbil

interacció nuclear dèbil f (uncountable)

weak nuclear interaction
weak nuclear interaction


interacció nuclear feble

interacció nuclear feble f (uncountable)


alguerès

From l'Alguer (“Alghero”) + -ès (“-ese”).

Algherese (Catalan dialect spoken in Alghero)


verd

Inherited from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Cf. Occitan verd, French vert, Italian verde and Spanish verde.


cient

Learned borrowing from Latin sciēns, scientem (“knowing, aware; having expertise”).


policia

Borrowed from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).


radiació electromagnètica

ca-noun

radiació electromagnètica f (uncountable)

electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic radiation


oest

Borrowed from French ouest, from Old English west. First attested in 1803.


freqüència modulada

frequency modulation
frequency modulation


amplitud modulada

amplitude modulation
amplitude modulation


eslau

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Slavus, from Late Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. See also the related esclau.

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.


plom

plom m (countable and uncountable, plural ploms)

Inherited from Old Catalan plom, from Latin plumbum.


èuscar

Basque (the language spoken by the Basque people)


manganès

[məŋ.ɡəˈnɛs]

[məŋ.ɡəˈnəs]


tàntal

Borrowed from Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos, “Tantalus”).


estany

Inherited from Latin stannum, stagnum, of Celtic origin.


síndrome d'Estocolm

Calque of English Stockholm syndrome, derived from the Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet.


llibreria

[ʎi.βɾəˈɾi.ə]


botifarra

→ Spanish: butifarra

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

(uncountable, card games) a Catalan card game


murcià

Murcian (the variety of Ibero-Romance traditionally spoken in the region of Murcia)


atur

Deverbal from aturar (“to stop”); calque of Spanish paro.

L’impacte personal, social i econòmic de l’atur de llarga durada és inqüestionable, sobretot en una economia en la qual, tal com ressalta amb insistència el Banc d’Espanya, l’atur és el principal motor de la desigualtat de renda.

2019 August 21, Alicia Rodríguez de Paz, “La meitat dels aturats en nou autonomies són de llarga durada”, in La Vanguardia

The personal, social, and economic impact of long-term unemployment is unquestionable, especially in an economy in which, just like the Bank of Spain insistently points out, unemployment is the main engine for income inequality.


baix saxó

Tradicionalment, les parles alemanyes, algunes d'elles pràcticament inintel·ligibles entre si, s'han dividit en baix alemany (baix fràncic i baix saxó), alemany mitjà (fràncic mitjà i alt saxó) i alt alemany (alt fràncic, alamànic i austrobavarés).

2019, Vicenta Tasa Fuster, Llengua i estat: Suïssa i Espanya davant la diversitat lingüística

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sol·licitud

Borrowed from Latin sollicitūdō. First attested in the 13th century.


carbó

From Latin carbōnem. Doublet of carboni, a learned borrowing.


prostitució

Borrowed from Latin prōstitūtiōnem. First attested in 1696.


socialisme democràtic

democratic socialism
democratic socialism


immortalitat

Borrowed from Latin immortālitātem, from immortal + -itat.


pa amb tomàquet

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


priapisme

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).

bor+

El priapisme és una erecció mantinguda i dolorosa del penis, sense relació amb l'estímul sexual.

Priapism is a sustained and painful erection of the penis unrelated to sexual stimulation.


justícia

Borrowed from Latin iūstitia. Cf. also justesa.


mèdic

Learned borrowing from Latin mēdicus, from Mēdus (“Mede”).


enginyeria

[əɲ.ʒi.ɲəˈɾi.ə]


egipci

Learned borrowing from Latin aegyptius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios, “Egyptian”).


TDAH

trastorn per dèficit d'atenció i hiperactivitat#Catalan

Initialism of trastorn per dèficit d'atenció i hiperactivitat (“ADHD”).


genètica

Feminine substantivized form of genètic.


tifus

Learned borrowing from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).


búlgar

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ, “Bulgarian”).


dàlmata

Derived from Latin Dalmatae, the name of an ancient Illyrian people.


luxemburguès

Luxembourgish (a Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg)


puritanisme

Puritanism (the beliefs and practices of the Puritans)

puritanism (strict and austere religious conduct)


nàutica

Feminine form of nàutic, ultimately from Ancient Greek.


subjuntiu

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin subiūnctīvus.


desmesura

(uncountable) excess (lack of moderation)


nansú

Borrowed from English nainsook, from Hindi नैनसुख (nainsukh), from नैन (nain, “eye”) + सुख (sukh, “pleasure, luxury”).


grisú

Borrowed from French grisou, Walloon form of grégeois (“Grecian”), from Vulgar Latin *graeciscus, from Latin graecus. Doublet of grec.


aprenentatge

From aprenent (“learner”, present participle of aprendre “to learn”) + -atge.

af

present participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ca">aprendre</i> “to learn”


tarragoní

the Catalan dialect spoken in the comarques of Alt Camp, Baix Camp and Tarragonès


llengua d'oc

[ˈʎeŋ.ɡwə ˈð‿ɔk]

[ˈʎeŋ.ɡwa ˈð‿ɔk]


txetxè

Borrowed from Russian чече́нец (čečénec).


tàrtar

(proscribed) Alternative form of tàtar (“Tatar (language)”)


cerot

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κηρωτός (kērōtós, “mixed with wax”).

cobbler's wax (mixture of wax and pitch traditionally used in shoemaking)


argamassa

The second element probably derives from or was influenced by Latin massa, but the origins of the first element are uncertain.


manganés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of manganès


granel

Borrowed from Spanish granel, itself a borrowing of Catalan graner.


navarrès

a variety of Navarro-Aragonese spoken in Navarre


irresponsabilitat

From irresponsable + -itat or ir- + responsabilitat.


uigur

Uyghur (Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people)


lleidatà

Parlar lleidatà no és ni menys ni més que parlar qualsevol altre dialecte del català.

Speaking Lleidatan is just like speaking any other dialect of Catalan.

the local variety of Catalan spoken in Lleida


aranès

the dialect of Occitan spoken in Val d'Aran


mesc

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مِسْك, from Arabic مِسْك (misk), ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”).


acceptabilitat

acceptability (quality of being acceptable)


biofísica

biophysics (the application of methods from physics to biology)


encefalopatia espongiforme bovina

ca-noun

encefalopatia espongiforme bovina f (uncountable)

bovine spongiform encephalopathy
bovine spongiform encephalopathy

(pathology, neurology) bovine spongiform encephalopathy


física nuclear

nuclear physics (branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom)


malgaix

Malagasy (the language spoken by the Malagasy)


quefir

kefir (fermented milk from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe)


lingüística diacrònica

diachronic linguistics
diachronic linguistics


francofonia

Francophonie (French speakers or French-speaking countries and regions collectively)


geopolítica

geopolitics (the study of the effects of geography on international politics)


socarrat

Es una paella tremenda, amb aroma de romaní, i amb tot de bajoques, ferradures i garrofons, i l'arròs en el punt exacte i amb el dessota socarrat

2001, Quim Monzó, El millor dels mons, page 101

It's a tremendous paella, with the aroma of rosemary, every type of bean, and rice cooked perfectly with the socarrat underneath

Es menja directament de la paella, amb una cullera (abans de fusta), fent cadascú el seu racó, deixant al mig, i per al final, els talls de pollastre i el socarrat, la part més exquisida.

2002, Jaume Fàbrega, El gust d'un poble: els plats més famosos de la cuina catalana, page 138

It's eaten straight from the pan with a spoon (formerly, a wooden one), with each person taking a corner starting from the centre, and for the end, the chicken pieces and the socarrat, the most exquisite part.

En el cas de l'arròs de la paella valenciana, el socarrat és un punt de cocció difícil, i buscat.

2004, Miquel Sen, Joan Vinyoli, El gran llibre de la cuina

In the case of the rice in the Valencian paella, the socarrat is a tricky point in the cooking, and one much sought after.

(cooking) the layer of toasted rice at the bottom of a paella


civada

Inherited from Latin cibāta. Cognate to Spanish cebada, Portuguese cevada.


supersimetria

(physics) supersymmetry (theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces)


llanito

Llanito (mixed language spoken by Gibraltarians)


xaria

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).


llicència

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin licentia.

slbor

(uncountable) licence (excessive liberty)


pneumònia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πνευμονίᾱ (pneumoníā, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).


formatge de tupí

a fermented cheese, traditionally eaten in Catalonia


venecià

Venetian (language traditionally spoken in Venice)


dislèxia

Learned borrowing from New Latin dyslexia.


japonesitat

From japonès (“Japanese”) + -itat (“-ity, -ness”).

suffix

Japaneseness (quality of being Japanese)


luciditat

Borrowed from Latin luciditātem, from lux.


certesa

From cert + -esa. First attested in the 14th century.


màrqueting

El director de màrqueting de KFC, Kevin Hochman, va explicar al 'Washington Post' que es tractava d'un esforç per obrir-se a una altra veta de clients.

2016 October 31, “¿Què és ASMR, els famosos 'orgasmes cerebrals' de Youtube?”, in El Periódico


credibilitat

Borrowed from Medieval Latin crēdibilitātem, from Latin credibilis.


hora zero

Literally, “zero hour”, from 00:00 hours on the 24-hour clock.


desinhibició

L'invent del professor de l'Imperial College de Londres David Nutt i el seu equip de científics promet els mateixos efectes 'beneficiosos' de l'alcohol que coneixem, és a dir, eufòria, desinhibició.

2017 January 31, “Alcosynth: l'alcohol que no provoca ressaca”, in El Periódico


ball de bastons

a type of weapon dance involving sticks, similar to morris dancing


productivitat

productivity (state of being productive)


quars

Borrowed from French quartz, from German Quarz.


antílop

Alternative form: antilop

(tanning, uncountable) antelope suede (sometimes also of other animals, e.g. sheep or pig)


múixing

Exemples: amb raquetes de neu una nit de Lluna plena; en bici per les vinyes del Penedès; en múixing (trineu estirat per gossos) pels Pirineus; en 'segway' pels volcans de la Garrotxa o en burricleta (bicicleta rural elèctrica) per qualsevol paisatge bonic allunyat de l'asfalt.

2017 January 31, “Els Reis del que és intangible”, in El Periódico


narcotràfic

L'operació, que s'ha saldat amb sis detencions, ha sigut ordenada per l'Audiència Nacional i encara continua oberta, tot i que es dona per desarticulada l'organització dedicada al narcotràfic mitjançant llanxes pneumàtiques.

2017 January 31, “Detinguda la meitat de la plantilla dela Guàrdia Civil per narcotràfic”, in El Periódico


pònting

Els fitipaldis tenen l'opció d'anar a Montmeló a derrapar sobre un Ferrari --un curs de conducció segura seria oportú per als que van escassos de punts en el carnet--, i sempre hi ha el recurs dels esports extrems per als que vulguin pitjar a fons l'adrenalina: 'skydiving', pònting, ràfting, barranquisme, parapent, paracaigudisme.


senderisme

L'home explica en el vídeo que fent senderisme per la muntanya es va trobar una ossa i dos cadells.

2016 October 31, “Un home sobreviu a l'atac d'una ossa i mostra les ferides”, in El Periódico


tauromàquia

From Ancient Greek ταυρομαχία (tauromakhía). Equivalent to tauro- + -màquia.

A més, recalca que les prohibicions d’algunes administracions també han influït i la seva opinió en això és clara: «Des del 2013 la tauromàquia és bé d’interès cultural i qualsevol normativa contra corrides o celebracions taurines és absolutament contrària a la llei, i les anteriors com la de Barcelona esperem que també ho siguin».

2016 October 31, “Les corrides de toros han caigut gairebé el 70% en una dècada”, in El Periódico


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 31, “Cent municipis catalans es conjuren per impulsar la reforma horària”, in El Periódico

exclusivity (the quality of being exclusive)


cànnabis

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


cànem

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


a/e

adreça electrònica
adreça electrònica#Catalan


mèu

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


selecció artificial

artificial selection
artificial selection


castedat

Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Latin castitātem.


temprança

Inherited from Latin temperantia. Doublet of temperància.


mineria

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


supí

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


hemolimfa

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


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


subtracció

Borrowed from Latin subtractiōnem. Doublet of sostracció.

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


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

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


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

annoyance (the state of being annoyed or irritated)


ciàtica

sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)


ciberpunk

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


conservadorisme

conservatism (political philosophy that advocates traditional values)


internacionalisme

internationalism (cooperation between nations)


àcid desoxiribonucleic

deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid


deixadesa

[də.ʃəˈðɛ.zə]

[də.ʃəˈðə.zə]


idoneïtat

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


grosseria

(uncountable) roughness, coarseness; rudeness

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


borràs

anar a mal borràs
anar a mal borràs#Catalan


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


gorgorà

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


misogínia

From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía).


esquí aquàtic

ca-noun

esquí aquàtic m (plural esquís aquàtics)

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


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.


eòlic

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


romanç

Inherited from Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman manner”), adverbial form of rōmānicus (“Roman”).


gascó

Ultimately from Latin vascō. Doublet of basc and vascó.


síndrome premenstrual

premenstrual syndrome
premenstrual syndrome


colúria

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + -úria.


no-res

Zona zero, un solar, el no-res. Els epítets es multipliquen.

2020 October 10, Àngels Piñol, “Un ‘blues’ per a l’històric carrer Ferran”, in El País


imperatiu

Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. First attested in the 14th century.

(grammar) imperative (the grammatical mood expressing an order)


ubiqüitat

Borrowed from Latin ubiquitātis, from ubīque (“everywhere”).


medi ambient

environment (the natural world or ecosystem)


azerbaidjanés

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of azerbaidjanès


rossellonès

the dialect of Catalan spoken in Roussillon


zirié

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of ziriè


tungsté

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of tungstè


molibdé

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of molibdè


ferromolibdé

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of ferromolibdè


ferrotungsté

(Valencia) Alternative spelling of ferrotungstè


calabrès

[kə.ləˈβɾɛs]


somnolència

Borrowed from Latin somnolentia, from somnolentus (“sleepy”).


escombracarrers

ca-noun

escombracarrers m or f by sense (uncountable)

Verb-object compound, composed of escombra (“to sweep”) + carrers (“streets”).

ca-verb-obj

És un escombracarrers, un flâneur, que s'apropia allò infim per crear sentit, i obre en l'espai ordinari del carrer una escletxa poètica.


panteix

El panteix és el medi que fa servir el gos per regular la seva temperatura.

Panting is the means a dog uses to regulate its temperature.


IVE

interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs#Catalan

(Spain) Acronym of interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs (“voluntary termination of pregnancy”)


teletreball

[ˌtɛ.lə.tɾəˈβaʎ]


ídix

Borrowed from German Jiddisch or English Yiddish, from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish).


marduix

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


xava

Contràriament a la pel·lícula, la noia ni és ignorant ni parla xava.

1993, Quim Monzó, “Pigmalió”, in El perquè de tot plegat, Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, page 39

Hispanicized Catalan spoken in parts of Barcelona


tantsemenfotisme

Els altres catalans, pel seu costat, han obtingut el seu triomf particular en veure com un dels seus, nascut a Còrdova i xapurrejant un català nefast, arribava a la presidència de la Generalitat. A banda d'això, s'han quedat al mateix lloc on eren: al seu tantsemenfotisme particular.

2007, Josep Tarragona, Generació CAT, Pagès Editors


moïsme

From Mo + -isme. After philosopher Mozi.


biscaí

Biscayan (westernmost dialect of the modern Basque language)


raballa

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


mel i mató

a typical Catalan dessert consisting of curd cheese and honey


crema cremada

a Catalan dessert very similar to crème brûlée


aiguarràs

Borrowed from Latin aqua rāsis, from aqua (“water”) + rāsis (“raw pitch”).


aiguanaf

Partial calque of Arabic مَاء نَفْحَة (māʔ nafḥa, “diffusion water”).

partial calque

مَاء نَفْحَة


cangueli

From a slang word, probably originally Caló. Compare Spanish canguelo, canguis.


babiloni

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnius (“of Babylon, Babylonian”), from Ancient Greek Βαβυλώνιος (Babulṓnios).


alamànic

Borrowed from Latin alemannicus. Equivalent to alaman + -ic.


guàrdia civil

one of two national police forces of contemporary Spain


espart

From Latin spartum (“esparto, Spanish broom”), from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”).

der

esparto grass, halfah grass, needlegrass (Stipa tenacissima)


aleuta

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word.


custòdia compartida

2020 October 30, Sílvia Mateu, “Aclariments a les restriccions: custòdia compartida, horts, viatges o casaments”, in CCMA - TV3:


videovigilància

From vídeo (“video”) + vigilància (“surveillance”).

compound

video surveillance, video monitoring, CCTV


desjudicialització

From des- + judicialització or desjudicialitzar + -ció.


aquità

Aquitanian (an extinct language ancestral to or related to Basque)


fràncic

Frankish, Franconian (Germanic varieties spoken by the ancient Franks and their modern descendants)


monestrell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin monastēriellum, diminutive of monastērium (“monastery”), presumably due to being cultivated on monastery grounds.

inh+

monestrell (red grape variety originating in Catalonia)

monestrell (wine made from the monestrell grape)


bearnès

Béarnese (the distinctive variety of Gascon spoken in Bearn)


forta maror

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


maregassa

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


carn capolada

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


carn trinxada

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


silesià

Silesian (the West Slavic dialect spoken in Upper Silesia)


pas de tortuga

a pas de tortuga


boxa francesa

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


romanx

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


tres en ratlla

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


greixum

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

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


muntanyès

Cantabrian (an Astur-Leonese variety spoken in Cantabria)


aromanès

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


aigua-ros

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


caixubi

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


sòrab

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


arvanítica

Borrowed from Greek αρβανίτικα (arvanítika).

bor+

Arvanitika (variety of Albanian spoken by the Arvanites)


interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs

ca-noun

interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs f (uncountable)

Literally, “voluntary termination of pregnancy”.


al·latiu

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


salsa de Sant Bernat

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

no hi ha millor salsa que la de sant Bernat


temperància

Learned borrowing from Latin temperantia.


estira-i-arronsa

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


ortopèdia

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


hoquei sobre gel

[uˈkɛj ˈso.βɾə ˈʒɛl]


geodèsia

Ultimately from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία (geōdaisía).


grassofòbia

fatphobia (fear and dislike of fat people)


galó

Gallo (Romance variety of Upper Brittany)


blaverisme

El blaverisme es fonamenta l'anticatalanisme visceral, el populisme, l'antiintel·lectualisme, el conservadorisme a ultrança i la retòrica antimodernitzadora.

2017, Francesc Martínez Sanchis, Premsa valencianista, Universitat de València

Blaverism, a Valencian regionalist ideology


fusterianisme

La resposta d'aquest bàndol—a què s'adheriren l'extrema dreta i els antics franquistes—al fusterianisme i, més concretament, a la mateixa figura de Fuster, fou la violència verbal i física, fins al punt que intentaren l'assassinat de l'assagista en dues ocasions mitjançant sengles atemptats.

2022, J. Àngel Cano Mateu, Joan Fuster i "Serra d'Or" […], Universitat de València

an ideology that sees the Valencian Country as part of the Països Catalans (Catalan Countries)


fulla socarrimada

From fulla (“leaf”) + socarrimada, feminine of socarrimat (“scorched, singed”).

a disease of azaleas caused by the fungus Septoria azaleae


DOQ

(chiefly wine) Initialism of Denominació d'origen qualificada (“denomination of qualified origin”).


fragatí

a variety of Catalan spoken in the Aragonese comarca of Bajo Cinca


patafísica

(literature) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy)


solleric

the distinctive subdialect of Sóller, a variety of Mallorquin


xangainès

[ʃəŋ.ɡəjˈnɛs]

[ʃəŋ.ɡəjˈnəs]


pàdel

Borrowed from Spanish pádel, from English paddle.


rabassa morta

(law) a contract for cultivation of wineyards, variously considered either a form of rental agreement or emphyteusis, which remained valid for as long as two-thirds of the grapevines planted there remained alive


arròs de Pals

From Pals, a town in the comarca of Empordà.


franc-comtès

Frainc-Comtou, a langue d'oïl variety spoken in France and Switzerland


troncalitat

Entenem per troncalitat la regla de devolució successòria que fa retornar els béns a la branca de la qual provenen, és a dir, aquell sistema de delació legal que té en compte, a més del grau de parentiu, l'origen del bé per diferir-lo cap a successors del mateix tronc familiar.

1992, Immaculada Barral i Vinyals, La compra-venda amb pacte de supervivència

By troncalitat we understand the rule of successive devolution which returns assets to the branch from which they originate; that is to say, that system of legal bestowal which takes into account, more so than the degree of kinship, the origin of the asset in order to reserve it for heirs from the same branch of the family.

(law) a legal principle according to which the assets of a person who dies intestate and without issue revert to members of the branch of the family from which they originated


custòdia

Learned borrowing from Latin custōdia. Doublet of Costoja, an inherited form.


panotxo

the variety of Murcian spoken in the Huerta de Murcia and adjacent areas


decòrum

Learned borrowing from Latin decōrum. Doublet of decor.


pa de cada dia

[ˈpa ðə ˈka.ðə ˈði.ə]


dissonància cognitiva

cognitive dissonance
cognitive dissonance


combustió espontània

spontaneous combustion
spontaneous combustion


termini de prescripció

statute of limitations
statute of limitations


ca-noun

trastorn per dèficit d'atenció i hiperactivitat m (uncountable)

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD


teràpia cognitivo-conductual

teràpia cognitivo-conductual f (uncountable)

cognitive behavioral therapy
cognitive behavioral therapy


fruita prohibida

(biblical or figurative) forbidden fruit


pesta negra

[ˈpɛs.tə ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ˈpɛs.tə ˈnə.ɣɾə]


rellotgeria

(uncountable) watchmaking (art of making and repairing watches)


depressió postpart

postpartum depression
postpartum depression


síndrome de Marfan

Named after French pediatrician Antoine Marfan, who first described the condition in 1896.


gàlata

Learned borrowing from Latin Galata, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλᾰ́της (Galátēs), from Proto-Celtic.


grolleria

[ɡɾu.ʎəˈɾi.ə]

[ɡɾo.ʎəˈɾi.ə]

(uncountable) roughness, coarseness; rudeness

Que tothom sap que no es cristià dir grolleries.

Everyone knows it's not Christian to say rude words.

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


pressió atmosfèrica

Compare French pression atmosphérique, Portuguese pressão atmosférica and Spanish presión atmosférica.

atmospheric pressure
atmospheric pressure


mullena

Estava calat, l'aire era geliu, sentia la mullena a l'esquena i al pit, i el fred se m'havia ficat entre carn i pell.

1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França

I was drenched, the air was freezing, I felt dampness on my back and on my chest, and the cold seeped into my bones.

moisture adhering to a surface; soaking, dampness.


michoacà

From Spanish michoacano, from Michoacán.


xipella

Perhaps from a dialectal form of cipella (“sandal”).

Any of various transitional varieties of Central Catalan spoken in the parts of Catalonia where it gives way to Western Catalan.


cercadits

Verb-object compound, composed of cerca (“seeks”) + dits (“fingers”).


seguretat i salut laboral

ca-noun

seguretat i salut laboral f (uncountable)

occupational safety and health
occupational safety and health


superioritat numèrica

(sports) numerical advantage, power play


home de més

(waterpolo) extra man, man-up (situation in which a defender is in time out)