xamfrà

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanfrein. Compare English chamfer, Spanish chaflán, Portuguese chanfro.

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃamˈfɾa]

Noun

xamfrà m (plural xamfrans)

(architecture, carpentry) chamfer, bevel
(architecture, urban studies) city block with chamfered corners

References

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

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