rúfol

Catalan

Alternative forms

• brúfol, rufolós

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Catalan *ruf (“reddish”), from Latin rūfus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈru.ful]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈru.fol]

Adjective

rúfol (feminine rúfola, masculine plural rúfols, feminine plural rúfoles)

1. lowering, threatening (of clouds, etc.)
2. gloomy, overcast
3. (figurative) threatening, sinister

   Synonym: sinistre

Further reading

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