carall
Catalan
Etymology
Uncertain. Coromines proposes a derivation from Latin *cārāculum from the rare verb cārō (“to card [wool]”). An alternative favoured by Moll and Meyer-Lübke is a derivation from Latin *characulum, a diminutive of Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “pole”). Cognate with Spanish carajo, Galician carallo and Portuguese caralho.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “carall” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “carall”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “carall” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “carall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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