guatlla

Catalan

Alternative forms

guatla (Valencia)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan catla, calha), from Vulgar Latin *quaqla or *coacla, from contraction of a Late Latin quaquila or coacula, itself either of imitative, onomatopoetic origin or alternatively from a Germanic source (cf. Frankish *hwahtila)[1]. Compare also French caille, Italian quaglia.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwal.lə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaʎ.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwal.la/

Noun

guatlla f (plural guatlles)

quail

References

http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0072020

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