xulla
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xulla f (plural xulles)
- (Balearic) bacon
- Synonym: cansalada
- (Empordà) a strip of fried bacon
- (Valencia) a cooked pork, beef, goat, or lamb rib
- Synonym: costella
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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.