melsa

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miltiją, possibly through a Gothic *𐌼𐌹𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰 (*miltja). Compare Sicilian meusa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɛl.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈmɛl.sa]

Noun

melsa f (plural melses)

(anatomy) spleen

Further reading

“melsa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“melsa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“melsa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“melsa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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