gresol
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Etymology[edit]
From a Vulgar Latin form reconstructed as *crosiolus or *cruceolus, from Classical Latin crucibulus. Compare Italian crogiolo, Old French croisuel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gresol m (plural gresols)
- oil lamp
- reservoir (of an oil lamp)
- crucible
- hearth (lowest part of a blast furnace)
- (figurative) melting pot
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Further reading[edit]
- “gresol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.