allau

Catalan

Alternative forms

• llau

Etymology

From earlier llau f, with the definite article la llau interpreted as l'allau. Llau is from Latin lābēs (“fall”), from lābor (“to slip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈʎaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈʎaw]
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

allau f (plural allaus)

1. avalanche (large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side)
2. avalanche (sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything)

Synonyms

• llavei