cèrcol

Catalan

Alternative forms

círcol (influenced by Latin or Castilian)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɛr.kul]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈsɛr.kol]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈsɛɾ.kol]

Noun

cèrcol m (plural cèrcols)

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

References

“cèrcol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“cèrcol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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