carculla

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan calculla. Of unknown, probably pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

carculla f (plural carculles)

1. (dialectal) seashell, conch

   Synonym: conquilla

Related terms

• caragol

Further reading

• “carculla”, 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
• “carculla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.