batolla

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *battucula, plural of *battuculum, variant form of *battuāculum, from battuō (“to beat”). Doublet of batall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈto.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baˈto.ʎa]

Noun

batolla f (plural batolles)

1. fruit harvesting pole
2. (in the plural) flail

Derived terms

• batollar

Further reading

• “batolla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “batolla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

batolla

1. inflection of batollar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative