pit

Inherited from Old Catalan pit (also pits), from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Occitan pièch, French pis, Spanish pecho.

(castells) force to support the castell, provided by the castellers in the pinya by pressing their chest onto the back of the casteller in front of them


quatre

Inherited from Latin quattuor (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Compare Occitan quatre, French quatre, and Spanish cuatro.

(castells) a castell with four castellers per level


tres

Inherited from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognates include Occitan and Spanish tres, Italian tre, French trois.

(castells) a castell with three castellers on each level of the tronc


pis

(castells) each of the levels of a castell


vent

Inherited from Old Catalan vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic *wentos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts < *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

(castells) a casteller in the pinya standing between the laterals, and holding the right leg of one segon and the left leg of another (primer vent), or a casteller placed behind one of the primers vents


tap

(castells) a casteller inserted into an empty space in a pinya to make it more compact


net

ca-adj

net (feminine neta, masculine plural nets, feminine plural netes)

neta (feminine)
nets (masculine plural)
netes (feminine plural)

From Old Catalan net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, syncopated from Latin nitidus (“bright, clear”). Doublet of nèdol ('pasturage'), from Old Catalan nèdeu (“clean”), from nitidus- but without the early syncope. Compare also French net, Italian netto.

(castells) (of a castell) built without a pinya, or without a folre or manilles when it would normally have these


intent

(castells) a castell that collapses before its construction is completed (as opposed to a castell carregat, which collapses after it is completed, or an intent desmuntat, which is not completed but is successfully dismantled without collapsing)


dos

Inherited from Latin duōs, accusative form of duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare Occitan dos, French deux, Spanish dos.

(castells) One of a pair of castellers in the pom de dalt, who form the third-highest level of the castell


quart

Inherited from Latin quārtus (“fourth”).

(castells) a casteller on the fourth level of a castell


lateral

ca-noun

lateral m or f by sense (plural laterals)

(castells) a casteller in the pinya, who stands beside the baix and holds the legs of one of the segons to prevent them from swaying sideways


pilar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

(castells) a castell built with just one casteller on each level

(castells) each of the vertical columns of castellers making up the tronc of a castell (syn. rengla)


dau

From a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Arabic origin, cf. أَعْدَاد (ʔaʕdād), or alternatively from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the past participle of dare (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to lay out, to spread out”). Compare French dé, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese dado.


plena

(castells) in a castell with three or five castellers per level, the column to the right of the rengla


cinc

(castells) a castell built with five castellers on each level


plaça

plaça de nou, a public location where a nine-storey castell has been successfully performed

plaça de deu, a public location where a ten-storey castell has been successfully performed

(castells) a location where castells are presented publicly

dur a plaça, successfully perform (a particular kind of castell) in public

(castells) a context of public performance, as opposed to during an assaig


mans

(castells, invariable f.pl.) a casteller positioned behind the baix (also in front of the baix in the case of a pilar) and helping to support the segon, or a casteller in the pinya positioned behind these mans

(castells, invariable f.pl.) any of the castellers helping to support the segons with their hands, including the mans as defined above, the vents, and the laterals

(castells, invariable f.pl.) in a construction built without a pinya, a casteller who stands around the base with arms raised and braced to provide safety in case of a fall; the act of doing this


vano

(castells) a set of pilars built simultaneously, for example at the end of an actuació


torre

Inherited from Old Catalan torre~torra, from Latin turrem, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis).

(castells) a castell consisting of two castellers per level of the tronc


aleta

(castells) Hand signal given by the enxaneta upon reaching the top of the castell, signifying its completion


camisa

Inherited from Late Latin camisia (compare Occitan camisa or chamisa, French chemise, Spanish camisa), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi.

(castells, informal) a casteller who has been formally accepted as a member of a colla


canalla

assaig de canalla

special practice for the children of a colla

(castells) the child members of a colla, as a group


tronc

(castells) the central vertical part of a castell directly atop the baixos, as opposed to the various levels of the pinya


segon

ca-noun

segon m (plural segons, feminine segona)

Inherited from Old Catalan segon, from Latin secundus.

(castells) a person in the second level of the tronc of a castell


crossa

Probably derived from Frankish *krukkju. Compare French crosse (“crozier”).

(castells) One of two castellers placed on either side of a baix with a shoulder under the baix's armpit, helping the baix to support the weight of the castell and not to move sideways


agulla

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

der

(castells) a casteller in the pinya who stands facing one of the baixos, holds the segon's knees, and passes messages between his or her segon and the other castellers in the pinya

Quatre de vuit amb l'agulla.

an eight-level castell with four people per level plus a central column

(castells) a column of one casteller per level which is constructed within the tronc in certain constructions and remains standing until the tronc has been dismantled


manilles

(castells) a third level of the pinya, atop the folre


enxaneta

ca-noun

enxaneta m or f by sense (plural enxanetes)

[əɲ.ʃəˈnɛ.tə]

[əɲ.ʃəˈnə.tə]

Uncertain, 19th century. The following have been proposed:
# from Occitan *enjaneta, diminutive of Occitan engana (“arrow, steeple”);
# diminutive of genet (“rider”), since the enxaneta straddles the acotxador;
# variant of angelet (“little angel”), from the origins of castells in the figures built in the ball de valencians to represent various religious scenes, in this case the Assumption of Mary.

(castells) the person, typically a child, who forms the top of a castell


buida

(castells) in a castell with three or five castellers per level, the pilar to the left of the rengla


carregar

ca-verb

carregar (first-person singular present carrego, first-person singular preterite carreguí, past participle carregat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

carregar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
e (canonical)
carrego (first-person present singular)
carreguí (first-person preterite singular)
carregat (participle past)
carregar (infinitive)
carregant (gerund)
carregat (masculine participle past singular)
carregada (feminine participle past singular)
carregats (masculine participle past plural)
carregades (feminine participle past plural)
carrego (first-person indicative present singular)
carregues (indicative present second-person singular)
carrega (indicative present singular third-person)
carreguem (first-person indicative plural present)
carregueu (indicative plural present second-person)
carreguen (indicative plural present third-person)
carregava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
carregaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
carregava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
carregàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
carregàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
carregaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
carregaré (first-person future indicative singular)
carregaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
carregarà (future indicative singular third-person)
carregarem (first-person future indicative plural)
carregareu (future indicative plural second-person)
carregaran (future indicative plural third-person)
carreguí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
carregares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
carregà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
carregàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
carregàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
carregaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
carregaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
carregaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
carregaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
carregaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
carregaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
carregarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
carregui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
carreguis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
carregui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
carreguem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
carregueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
carreguin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
carregués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
carreguessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
carregués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
carreguéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
carreguéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
carreguessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
carrega (imperative second-person)
carregui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
carreguem (first-person imperative plural)
carregueu (imperative plural second-person)
carreguin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no carreguis (imperative negative second-person)
no carregui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no carreguem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no carregueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no carreguin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus (“a car, wagon”).

(castells) to completely construct a castell (speaking of a castell either before it has been dismantled, or when it has fallen before being successfully dismantled)


cordó

From corda (“string”) + -ó. Compare French cordon, Italian cordone.

(castells) each of the concentric circles formed by castellers in the pinya


baix

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Compare Occitan baish.

(castells) a casteller at the base of each of the columns that make up the tronc, supporting one of the segons on his or her shoulders


pinya

(castells) the base of a castell, formed of tightly packed castellers who help to support the central trunk and provide safety in case of a collapse


descarregar

descarregar (first-person singular present descarrego, first-person singular preterite descarreguí, past participle descarregat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

descarregar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
e (canonical)
descarrego (first-person present singular)
descarreguí (first-person preterite singular)
descarregat (participle past)
descarregar (infinitive)
descarregant (gerund)
descarregat (masculine participle past singular)
descarregada (feminine participle past singular)
descarregats (masculine participle past plural)
descarregades (feminine participle past plural)
descarrego (first-person indicative present singular)
descarregues (indicative present second-person singular)
descarrega (indicative present singular third-person)
descarreguem (first-person indicative plural present)
descarregueu (indicative plural present second-person)
descarreguen (indicative plural present third-person)
descarregava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
descarregaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
descarregava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
descarregàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
descarregàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
descarregaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
descarregaré (first-person future indicative singular)
descarregaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
descarregarà (future indicative singular third-person)
descarregarem (first-person future indicative plural)
descarregareu (future indicative plural second-person)
descarregaran (future indicative plural third-person)
descarreguí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
descarregares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
descarregà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
descarregàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
descarregàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
descarregaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
descarregaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
descarregaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
descarregaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
descarregaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
descarregaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
descarregarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
descarregui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
descarreguis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
descarregui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
descarreguem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
descarregueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
descarreguin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
descarregués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
descarreguessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
descarregués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
descarreguéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
descarreguéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
descarreguessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
descarrega (imperative second-person)
descarregui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
descarreguem (first-person imperative plural)
descarregueu (imperative plural second-person)
descarreguin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no descarreguis (imperative negative second-person)
no descarregui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no descarreguem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no descarregueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no descarreguin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Late Latin discarricāre. By surface analysis, des- + carregar. First attested in the 14th century.

(castells) to completely build and then successfully dismantle (a castell) without its falling


terç

Inherited from Latin tertius (“third”), from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

(castells) a casteller on the third level of the tronc


faixa

Inherited from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Compare Occitan faissa, Old French faisse, Spanish faja and haza.

inh+

(castells) a long, broad, sturdy fabric belt used to support the back and to provide a handhold and foothold


enfaixar

ca-verb

enfaixar (first-person singular present enfaixo, first-person singular preterite enfaixí, past participle enfaixat)

enfaixo (first-person present singular)
enfaixí (first-person preterite singular)
enfaixat (participle past)
enfaixar (infinitive)
enfaixant (gerund)
enfaixat (masculine participle past singular)
enfaixada (feminine participle past singular)
enfaixats (masculine participle past plural)
enfaixades (feminine participle past plural)
enfaixo (first-person indicative present singular)
enfaixes (indicative present second-person singular)
enfaixa (indicative present singular third-person)
enfaixem (first-person indicative plural present)
enfaixeu (indicative plural present second-person)
enfaixen (indicative plural present third-person)
enfaixava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
enfaixaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
enfaixava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
enfaixàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
enfaixàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
enfaixaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
enfaixaré (first-person future indicative singular)
enfaixaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
enfaixarà (future indicative singular third-person)
enfaixarem (first-person future indicative plural)
enfaixareu (future indicative plural second-person)
enfaixaran (future indicative plural third-person)
enfaixí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
enfaixares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
enfaixà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
enfaixàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
enfaixàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
enfaixaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
enfaixaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
enfaixaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
enfaixaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
enfaixaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
enfaixaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
enfaixarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
enfaixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
enfaixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
enfaixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
enfaixem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
enfaixeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
enfaixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
enfaixés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
enfaixessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
enfaixés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
enfaixéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
enfaixéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
enfaixessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
enfaixa (imperative second-person)
enfaixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
enfaixem (first-person imperative plural)
enfaixeu (imperative plural second-person)
enfaixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no enfaixis (imperative negative second-person)
no enfaixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no enfaixem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no enfaixeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no enfaixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(castells, transitive) to help a casteller put on his or her faixa, or back-supporting sash


assolir

assolir (first-person singular present assoleixo, first-person singular preterite assolí, past participle assolit)

assoleixo (first-person present singular)
assolí (first-person preterite singular)
assolit (participle past)
assolir (infinitive)
assolint (gerund)
assolit (masculine participle past singular)
assolida (feminine participle past singular)
assolits (masculine participle past plural)
assolides (feminine participle past plural)
assoleixo (first-person indicative present singular)
assoleixes (indicative present second-person singular)
assoleix (indicative present singular third-person)
assolim (first-person indicative plural present)
assoliu (indicative plural present second-person)
assoleixen (indicative plural present third-person)
assolia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
assolies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assolia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assolíem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assolíeu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
assolien (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assoliré (first-person future indicative singular)
assoliràs (future indicative second-person singular)
assolirà (future indicative singular third-person)
assolirem (first-person future indicative plural)
assolireu (future indicative plural second-person)
assoliran (future indicative plural third-person)
assolí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
assolires (indicative preterite second-person singular)
assolí (indicative preterite singular third-person)
assolírem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
assolíreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
assoliren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
assoliria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
assoliries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
assoliria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
assoliríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
assoliríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
assolirien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
assoleixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
assoleixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
assoleixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
assolim (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assoliu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
assoleixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
assolís (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assolissis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assolís (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assolíssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assolíssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
assolissin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assoleix (imperative second-person)
assoleixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
assolim (first-person imperative plural)
assoliu (imperative plural second-person)
assoleixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no assoleixis (imperative negative second-person)
no assoleixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no assolim (first-person imperative negative plural)
no assoliu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no assoleixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(castells) to complete the construction of a castell, whether it is successfully dismantled (descarregat) or not (carregat)


actuació

(castells) the public accomplishment of a castell or castells, as opposed to an assaig


folre

Inherited from Old Catalan foure, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) either via Frankish *fōdr or Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr).

(castells) a second-level base built on top of the pinya


xiquet

ca-noun

xiquet m (plural xiquets, feminine xiqueta)

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


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)


fer pinya

ca-verb

fer pinya (first-person singular present faig pinya, first-person singular preterite fiu pinya, past participle fet pinya)

faig pinya (first-person present singular)
fiu pinya (first-person preterite singular)
fet pinya (participle past)

(castells) to huddle together to form the pinya, the base of a castell


pom de dalt

(castells) the cluster at the top of a castell making up its top three storeys, consisting of the dosos, acotxador, and enxaneta


acotxaneta

ca-noun

acotxaneta m or f by sense (plural acotxanetes)

(castells) a single casteller who surmounts the dosos and crowns the castell, in the place of both an acotxador and enxaneta


fer llenya

ca-verb

fer llenya (first-person singular present faig llenya, first-person singular preterite fiu llenya, past participle fet llenya)

faig llenya (first-person present singular)
fiu llenya (first-person preterite singular)
fet llenya (participle past)


acotxador

ca-noun

acotxador m (plural acotxadors, feminine acotxadora)

acotxadors (plural)
acotxadora (feminine)

(castells) the casteller in the pom de dalt who crouches on the shoulders of the dosos and is straddled by the enxaneta


dur a plaça

ca-verb

dur a plaça (first-person singular present duc a plaça, first-person singular preterite duguí a plaça, past participle dut a plaça)

duc a plaça (first-person present singular)
duguí a plaça (first-person preterite singular)
dut a plaça (participle past)

Els Minyons de Terrassa actuaran aquest diumenge, 19 de maig, a Sant Boi de Llobregat. La colla malva podria dur a plaça el primer 2 de 7 de la temporada.

2024 May 16, “Primer 2 de 7 dels Minyons de Terrassa aquesta temporada?”, in Diari de Terrassa:

The Minyons de Terrassa are performing this Sunday, May 19, in Sant Boi de Llobregat. The purple team could bring to the plaza the first 2 de 7 of the season.

(castells) to perform (a specific castell) in public, especially for the first time for that colla, for the season, etc.