gralla

See also: Gralla

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾa.ʎə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾa.ʎa/

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan gralha), from Vulgar Latin *gracla (compare Italian gracchia), syncopated form of Late Latin grācula (female jackdaw) (compare French grolle), feminine form of Latin grāculus (compare Spanish grajo), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (croak).

Noun

gralla f (plural gralles)

  1. the western jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
  2. a double-reed instrument in the shawm family
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

gralla

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of grallar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of grallar

Further reading


Galician

Noun

gralla f (plural grallas)

  1. raven, rook
  2. squawk
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