cawl

See also: ċawl

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Welsh cawl, itself borrowed from Latin caulis.

Noun

cawl (countable and uncountable, plural cawls)

1. A traditional Welsh soup, typically made with salted bacon or beef with potatoes, swedes, carrots and other seasonal vegetables.

Etymology 2

Noun

cawl (plural cawls)

1. Alternative spelling of caul (“membrane or veil, especially over a baby's head”)

Anagrams

• claw

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caulis (“stick or stem of a plant, cabbage-stalk, cabbage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau̯l/

Noun

cawl m (diminutive cawlen)

1. soup, pottage, broth; gruel
   1. (figuratively) mixture, hodgepodge, mess
2. cabbage, colewort, potherbs

Synonyms

• potes

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cawl	gawl	nghawl	chawl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Descendants

• → English: cawl

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cawl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies