llauna

Catalan

Alternative forms

llanda (Valencia)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lamina, either via dissimilation to *labina or contraction to *lamna and subsequent vocalization of m.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʎaw.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈʎaw.na]
Rhymes: -awna

Noun

llauna f (plural llaunes)

tin plate
can, tin (vessel)
roasting pan
(colloquial) annoyance, nuisance
Synonyms: fastidi, lata, molèstia, rotllo, punyeta

Derived terms

llaunar
enllaunar

Further reading

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

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