llicorella

Catalan

Etymology

Alteration of *llacorella, from llacor (“mud”) or * llecolella, from llécol (“slate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /ʎi.kuˈɾe.ʎə/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /ʎi.koˈɾe.ʎə/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ʎi.koˈɾe.ʎa/

Noun

llicorella f (plural llicorelles)

slate (metamorphic rock)
Synonyms: llosa, pissarra, llécol
slate (colour)

Further reading

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

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