basseta
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
basseta f (plural bassetes)
- Diminutive of bassa (“pool”)
- a puddle which forms in the swash zone of a beach
- ! potty chair
- (in the plural) Small fleecy clouds popularly believed to indicate coming rain
- Bassetes al cel, pastetes a la terra. ― Fleecy clouds in the sky, puddles on the ground.
Further reading edit
- “basseta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.