rècula

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier rècua, from Old Catalan reacoa, from Andalusian Arabic رَكْبَة (rakba), from Arabic رَكَبَة (rakaba), plural of رَاكِب (rākib, “rider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈrɛ.ku.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈrɛ.ku.la]

Noun

rècula f (plural rècules)

1. pack train, mule train
2. (figurative) series, string

   Synonym: reguitzell

Further reading

• “rècula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.