maó
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mao"
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Uncertain, probably pre-Roman. Compare Italian mattone. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
maó m (plural maons)
- brick (building material)
- maó vist ― exposed brick
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Maó, capital city of Menorca, where it is produced.
Noun edit
maó m (plural maons)
- a type of Menorcan cheese made from cow's milk (Spanish mahón)
Further reading edit
- “maó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “maó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “maó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- maó (construcció) on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
- formatge de Maó on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca