parella

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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parella f (plural parelles)

  1. pair (set of two people or animals intended to do something together)
  2. couple (set of two people in a relationship)
    La Maria i el Joan fa poc que són parella.Maria and Joan have only recently become mates.
  3. pair (male and female of the same species)
  4. significant other
    En Miquel és la parella de na Maria.Miquel is Maria's mate.
  5. (card games) pair (set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit)
    Una parella d'asos.A pair of aces.
  6. (set theory) pair (each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets)

Derived terms

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Adjective

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parella

  1. feminine singular of parell

Further reading

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Portuguese parelha, Asturian pareya.

Adjective

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parella

  1. feminine singular of parello

Noun

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parella f (plural parellas)

  1. pair; a set of two people or animals intended to do something together
  2. couple; a set of two people in a relationship
  3. pair; a male and female of the same species
  4. significant other
  5. (card games) pair; a set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit
  6. (set theory) pair; each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets
  7. (fishing) pair; a set of two trawlers rigged with a fishing net rig named bou
  8. (fishing) net; the proper net rig used by a pair of trawlers for fishing

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