cairell

Catalan

Etymology

Either directly from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, a diminutive of quadrus, or from caire +‎ -ell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəjˈɾeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kajˈɾeʎ]

Noun

cairell m (plural cairells)

1. (historical) quarrel (bolt for an arbalest or crossbow)
2. an angular, sharp-edged stone
3. (botany) wild buckwheat, black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus)

   Synonym: fajol bord

4. (botany) water caltrop (Trapa natans)

   Synonym: castanya d'aigua

Further reading

• “cairell”, 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