caduf

Catalan

Alternative forms

• alcaduf

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَادُوس (qādūs). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos), a Semitic loan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈðuf]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈðuf]

Noun

caduf m (plural cadufs)

1. bucket, scoop (of a waterwheel, bucket elevator, etc.)

Derived terms

• catúfol
• encadufada

Further reading

• “caduf”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007