corcoll
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin curculiō (“weevil”). The connection to "back of the neck" is obscure and this may represent a different root entirely.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcorcoll m (plural corcolls)
- (dialectal) worm, larva
- nape of the neck
- Synonym: nuca
- stem (of a spinning top)
- Synonym: capoll
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “corcoll” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “corcoll” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.