cascavell
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), diminutive of cascābus, from Latin cāccabus. Compare Occitan cascavèl.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kəs.kəˈβeʎ]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəs.kəˈveʎ]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [kas.kaˈveʎ]
Noun edit
cascavell m (plural cascavells)
- jingle bell
- rattle (of a rattlesnake)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “cascavell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cascavell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.