marsuí

See also: mărșui

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French marsouin (“porpoise”), from a Germanic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mər.suˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maɾ.suˈi]

Noun

marsuí m (plural marsuïns)

1. beluga whale

   Synonyms: beluga, balena blanca

Further reading

• “marsuí”, 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