calamarsa

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from a Pre-Roman Celtic root caria martia ("stones of March"), analogically to calabruix[1].

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /kə.ləˈmaɾ.sə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /kə.ləˈmar.sə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈmaɾ.sa/

Noun

calamarsa f (plural calamarses)

hail (balls of ice falling as precipitation)

Derived terms

calamarsada

Further reading

“calamarsa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

References

http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0023430

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