enclusa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin incūdem, through a Vulgar Latin root *inclūdinem, through the influence of inclūdō or inclūsores. Compare Occitan enclutge, French enclume, Spanish yunque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋˈklu.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋˈklu.za]

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Noun

enclusa f (plural encluses)

1. anvil (iron block)
2. anvil (bone)

References

• “enclusa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.