morralla

Catalan

Etymology

From morro (“snout”) +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈra.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈra.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [moˈra.ʎa]

Noun

morralla f (plural morralles)

1. a mix, similar to whitebait, of small shorefish considered not worth selling individually, generally used to make stock for soups, stews, and paella

   Synonym: raballa

2. (figurative) a worthless person or thing

Noun

morralla f (plural morralles)

1. (usually in the plural) headgear (of a harness)

See also

• cabeçada

Further reading

• “morralla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

morralla f (plural morrallas)

1. junk; something of low quality

   Synonym: chatarra

   • c. 1890-1900, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, En el mar:

     Las redes sólo sacaban algas o pez menudo, morralla de la que se deshace en la sartén. Los atunes habían tomado este año otro camino, y nadie conseguía izar uno sobre su barca.

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2. riff-raff
3. (colloquial) change (small coins)

   Synonym: calderilla

4. small fry (fish)

Further reading

• “morralla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014