cascavell

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), diminutive of cascābus, from Latin cāccabus. Compare Occitan cascavèl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəs.kəˈβeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəs.kəˈveʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kas.kaˈveʎ]

Noun

cascavell m (plural cascavells)

1. jingle bell
2. rattle (of a rattlesnake)

Derived terms

• cascavellada
• cascavellejar
• serp de cascavell

Further reading

• “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.