camàndula
Catalan
editEtymology
editAlternation of Camàldula, from Italian Camaldoli, village in Italy where the Camaldolese monastic order is headquartered. The Camaldolese monk Michael of Florence was the originator of the Crown Chaplet of Our Lord, which consists of thirty-three paternosters.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcamàndula f (plural camàndules)
- (Roman Catholicism) a chaplet consisting of three decades
- (in the plural) excuses, weak explanations
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “camàndula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.