bestiari
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin bēstiārius.
Pronunciation
Noun
bestiari m (plural bestiaris)
- bestiary (a medieval treatise of animals)
- a bestiarius, a person who fought with beasts in the Roman circus
- a group of texts in which beasts represent people, especially in the Middle Ages
- a group of figures that represent beasts, for popular festivals
Further reading
- “bestiari” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Occitan
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 113.
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