clariana

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from an earlier unattested *clarizanda, from a similarly unattested *clarizar (“to become clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [klə.ɾiˈa.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kla.ɾiˈa.na]

Noun

clariana f (plural clarianes)

1. space, clearing, opening (between clouds, between trees in a wood, etc.)
   • 1975, Marià Manent, El vent de Maia:

     D'una clariana dels núvols grisos sortien raigs de sol oblics, a la manera de Gustau Doré.

     From an opening in the grey clouds, oblique rays of sunlight fell in the style of Gustave Doré.

Further reading

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