manga

From Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), after an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai.

(comics) manga (comic originating in Japan)


metre

(poetry, music) metre/meter (the rhythm of a song or poem)


minúscula

(orthography) minuscule (lower-case letter)


Borrowed from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

(folklore) in Catalan celebrations, someone who wears a large papier-mâché head


elemental

(alchemy, folklore, mythology) elemental


breu

Inherited from Latin brevem. Compare Occitan brèu.


papu

(folklore) a fantastic creature used to scare children


aloja

(folklore) a type of nymph or fairy woman believed to dwell in springs, pools, waterfalls, and lakes in areas of natural beauty


caganer

ca-noun

caganer m (plural caganers, feminine caganera)

(folklore, with definite article) "the defecator" (a small statue that may be found in the periphery of Bethlehem Nativity scenes in Catalonia and Andorra)


capgròs

Coordinate term: gegant

(folklore) participant at a local festival who parades wearing a large papier maché head, giving the impression of having a very short body


fumera

(folklore) a doll with seven eyes which is placed near the fireplace during the Christmas season, supposedly to act as a spy for the Magi or the tió de Nadal


follet

Follet de la nit, rei de l'enganyifa / Cada any per Sant Joan ens fa una visita / Adormo els infants i faig que somniïn

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


paral·lel

From Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”).

der

En el terme municipal de Castelló de la Plana es troba la confluència del paral·lel 40° i el meridià 0° de Greenwich.
The intersection of the 40th parallel with the Greenwich meridian is located within the city limits of Castelló de la Plana.

(astronomy, geography, literature) parallel


barrufet

Uncertain, perhaps a metathesis of rebufet, from rebuf (“gust of wind”).


cartutx

Borrowed from Spanish cartucho, borrowed from French cartouche, borrowed from Italian cartoccio (“paper bag”).


manaia

(religion, folklore) a Roman soldier in one of the processions during Setmana Santa (Holy Week)


aquelarre

From Basque akelarre, possibly via Spanish aquelarre.


entremès

Either from Latin intermissus, perfect participle of intermittō, or from French entremets, with the same ultimate origin.


epopeia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía).


goig

Inherited from Latin gaudium. First attested in the 12th century. Doublet of gaudi, a later learned borrowing.

(poetry, especially in plural) a verse in praise of the Virgin Mary or a saint


cobla

Inherited from Latin cōpula. Doublet of còpula.

(poetry) strophe (a pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based)


hermenéutica

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτικός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “interpreter”).

der

ἑρμηνευτικός

(literature, theology) hermeneutics (the science of interpretation of texts)


encamisada

The sense of "ambush" comes from the practice of donning white shirts when conducting a nighttime raid in order to clearly differentiate attackers from enemy combatants.

(folklore) a cavalcade of men dressed in identical shirts


passejada

(folklore) parade of processional giants


goja

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


gaiata

Castelló de la Plana
Castelló de la Plana

(folklore) An illuminated monument erected on the streets of Castelló de la Plana during the annual Magdalena Festival.


mistralenc

ca-adj

mistralenc (feminine mistralenca, masculine plural mistralencs, feminine plural mistralenques)

mistralenca (feminine)
mistralencs (masculine plural)
mistralenques (feminine plural)


alexandrí

Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīnus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξανδρῖνος (Alexandrînos).

der

Ἀλεξανδρῖνος


sàbat

Inherited from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “Sabbath”).


víbria

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

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


ovidià

ca-adj

ovidià (feminine ovidiana, masculine plural ovidians, feminine plural ovidianes)

ovidiana (feminine)
ovidians (masculine plural)
ovidianes (feminine plural)


patafísica

(literature) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy)


foc follet

(folklore) will o' the wisp, ignis fatuus


simiot

(Northern, Spain, folklore) One of a race of demonic ape-like creatures which according to local legends once terrorised the city of Arles-sur-Tech in the comarca of Vallespir and surrounding areas of Baix Empordà


monomètric

monomètric (feminine monomètrica, masculine plural monomètrics, feminine plural monomètriques)

monomètrica (feminine)
monomètrics (masculine plural)
monomètriques (feminine plural)


esquellotada

I ja per acabar amb aquests rituals al voltant del festeig, no podem deixar d'esmentar l'esquellotada (o esquellada, segons el poble). Quan un viudo o una viuda es tornava a casar, la gent del poble, normalment el jovent o la colla d'amics, agafaven tot de coses que podien fer soroll: esquellots, pots amb pedres, cassoles, etc., i s'aplegaven a la casa del nuvi per fer-li una bona serenata que podia durar fins l'endemà, quan l'acompanyaven al casori.

2008, Raquel Ricart, Costums i tradicions:

And to finish with these festive rituals, we cannot neglect to mention the esquellotada (or esquellada, according to the village). When a widower or a widow remarries, the people of the village, normally the youth or their group of friends, grab everything that could make noise: cowbells, jars full of stones, pots, etc. and gather at the house of the bridegroom to give him a nice serenade which could continue until the next morning when they accompany him to the wedding.

(folklore) charivari for a someone who remarries


lleoní

lleoní (feminine lleonina, masculine plural lleonins, feminine plural lleonines)

lleonina (feminine)
lleonins (masculine plural)
lleonines (feminine plural)

(poetry) leonine (being or relating to a kind of medieval Latin verse)


patum

From earlier *potum by dissimilation, from pota (“paw”) + -um.

(folklore) A cardboard figure of a fantastic beast that is paraded through the streets at certain popular festivals.