cadolla

Catalan

Alternative forms

• codolla

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catulla, probably influenced by Proto-Celtic *tullos (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈðo.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈðo.ʎa]

Noun

cadolla f (plural cadolles)

1. A natural hollow or depression in a rocky surface where water collects.

   Synonym: cocó

2. (Valencia, colloquial) head

   Synonym: carbassot

Further reading

• “cadolla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “cadolla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cadolla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.