puig

See also: Puig

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, whence also Occitan puèg, from Latin podium (“balcony”), from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”). Inherited doublet of podi and pòdium. Compare regional French puy (“mountain; hill”), Sicilian poju (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈput͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -utʃ

Noun

puig m (plural puigs)

1. hill; peak

   Synonyms: cim, muntanya, turó, tossal

Derived terms

• Puig
• Puigdemont
• pujol

Further reading

• “puig” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “puig” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• puig on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca