capellà

See also: capella and Capella

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Compare Occitan capelan, French chapelain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.pəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.peˈʎa]

Noun

capellà m (plural capellans)

1. chaplain
2. priest

   Synonym: sacerdot

3. slob
4. the poor cod (Trisopterus minutus) or the pouting (Trisopterus luscus)

   Synonym: mòllera

5. European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

   Synonyms: palaia, pelada

Derived terms

• capellanada
• capellanatge

Related terms

• capella

Further reading

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