cascavell

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), diminutive of cascābus, from Latin cāccabus. Compare Occitan cascavèl.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /kəs.kəˈveʎ/

(Central) IPA^(key): /kəs.kəˈbeʎ/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kas.kaˈveʎ/

Noun

cascavell m (plural cascavells)

jingle bell
rattle (of a rattlesnake)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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