vilà

See also: Vila, vila, vilã, víla, viľă, and vilă

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla.. Compare French vilain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [biˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [viˈla]

Noun

vilà f (plural vilans)

1. villager, inhabitant of a village
2. churl, rude or uncouth person

Derived terms

• joc de vilans (“sleight of hand”)

References

• “vilà”, 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