mascarell

Catalan

Etymology

From mascara (“soot”) +‎ -ell.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məs.kəˈɾeʎ]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [mas.kaˈɾeʎ]

Adjective

mascarell (feminine mascarella, masculine plural mascarells, feminine plural mascarelles)

sooty
Synonym: emmascarat

Noun

mascarell m (plural mascarells)

the northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Synonyms: mascarell atlàntic, sotaler, bec de trinxet
any of various others birds in the family Sulidae; the boobies and gannets

Further reading

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

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