xaloc

Catalan

Etymology

Likely from Old Occitan eissalot and its variants (e.g. exaloc), from Massalian Ancient Greek *ἐξαλώτης (*exalṓtēs), from ἔξαλος (éxalos, "out of the sea" → "wind from the southeast"). Traditionally thought to be a derivative of Arabic شَرْق‎ (šarq, “east”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) /ʃəˈlɔk/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ʃaˈlɔk/, /t͡ʃaˈlɔk/

Noun

xaloc m (plural xalocs)

Derived terms

xalocada
xaloquejar
xaloquell
xaloquet

References

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

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