xarpellera

Catalan

Alternative forms

serpellera, serpillera

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan enserpellar, eixerpellar, possibly from Latin scirpiculus (from scirpus (“bullrush”)) with the prefix ex-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃər.pəˈʎe.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃaɾ.peˈʎe.ɾa]

Noun

xarpellera f (plural xarpelleres)

burlap, sackcloth
Synonym: arpillera

References

“xarpellera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“xarpellera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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