xixell

Catalan

Alternative forms

xeixell, saxell (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Catalan seixell.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ʃiˈʃeʎ]

Noun

xixell m (plural xixells)

Alternative form of xixella (“stock dove (stock pigeon)”)

Further reading

“xixell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xixell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“xixell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“xixell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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