gresol

Catalan

Alternative forms

cresol

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin form reconstructed as *crosiolus or *cruceolus, from Classical Latin crucibulus. Compare Italian crogiolo, Old French croisuel.

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡɾeˈzɔl]

Noun

gresol m (plural gresols)

oil lamp
Synonyms: llàntia, llumenera
reservoir (of an oil lamp)
crucible
hearth (lowest part of a blast furnace)
(figurative) melting pot

Derived terms

agresolat
gresola
gresolera

Descendants

→ Spanish: crisol
- → Portuguese: crisol

Further reading

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

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