sarraí

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan sarrací, from Late Latin Saracēnus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós), from a Semitic source.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /sə.rəˈi/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /sa.raˈi/

Adjective

sarraí (feminine sarraïna, masculine plural sarraïns, feminine plural sarraïnes)

Saracen
Synonym: sarraïnesc

Noun

sarraí m (plural sarraïns, feminine sarraïna)

Saracen
(by extension, obsolete) Muslim
Synonym: musulmà

Further reading

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

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