secall

Catalan

Etymology

From sec +‎ -all.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈkaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [seˈkaʎ]

Noun

secall m (plural secalls)

1. a dead branch, deadwood
2. (colloquial) a withered person, a skeleton
3. a kind of sweet biscuit similar to a biscotti

Derived terms

• secalló
• secallós

Further reading

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