gleva

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glēba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɡlɛ.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈɡlə.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡle.va]

Noun

gleva f (plural gleves)

1. clod (lump of earth or clay)
2. (colloquial) slap (blow to the face)

   Synonym: bufetada

3. clot, clump (solidified mass in a liquid)

   Synonyms: coàgul, grumoll

4. (historical) the land allotted to a serf

Derived terms

• aglevar

Further reading

• “gleva”, 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