parell

See also: Parell

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan parell~pareyll, from Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Occitan parelh, French pareil, Spanish parejo.

Pronunciation

Adjective

parell (feminine parella, masculine plural parells, feminine plural parelles)

  1. matching; a group of two with the same characteristics
  2. (mathematics); even; divisible by 2
    Antonyms: imparell, impar, senar

Noun

parell m (plural parells)

  1. pair (set of two things, people, or creatures of like characteristics)
    un parell de guantsa pair of gloves
  2. (in the singular) (a) few
    un parell de minutsa few minutes
  3. (agriculture) yoke (set of two animals used together to pull a plow or cart)
  4. (telecommunications) pair (set of two wires used to establish two-way communication)

Derived terms

References

Middle English

Noun

parell

  1. Alternative form of peril
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