cucurulla

Catalan

Alternative forms

• cucurutxa

Etymology

From cucurull +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cucurulla f (plural cucurulles)

1. a long pointed hood, such as that worn by penitentes in Holy Week processions
2. (in the plural) orchard grass

   Synonym: dàctil

Further reading

• “cucurulla”, 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