capçal

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin capitiāle, from capitium (“head covering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəpˈsal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kapˈsal]

Noun

capçal m (plural capçals)

1. head (of a bed), headboard

   Antonym: peus

2. pillow

   Synonym: capçalera

3. headstock
4. lintel

Hypernyms

• (pillow): coixí

Holonyms

• (head of a bed): llit

Derived terms

• capçalera
• capçalet
• encapçalar

Further reading

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