pestell

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pestellus, diminutive of Late Latin pestulus, alteration of Latin pessulus. Cognate with Spanish pestillo.

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pesˈteʎ], [pasˈteʎ]

Noun

pestell m (plural pestells)

bolt, latch (of a lock)
Synonym: llisquet
thumbpiece (of a gun)

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

pestell

Alternative form of pestel

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