xulla
Catalan
Etymology
From earlier ensunya (“lard”) by a process of palatalisation (i.e. *enxunya), dissimilation (i.e. *enxulla), and misdivision (i.e. *en xulla). Ultimately from Latin axungia (“axle grease”). Cognate to Galician enxunlla, Spanish enjundia and Portuguese enxúndia.
Noun
xulla f (plural xulles)
Derived terms
- coca de xulla
- xulleta
Further reading
- “xulla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “xulla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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