assut

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic السُّدّ (as-sudd, “dam, obstruction”). Cognate with Spanish azud.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈsut]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈsut]

Noun

assut m (plural assuts)

small dam, weir
sluice gate

Further reading

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

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