ferroll

Catalan

Alternative forms

• forroll

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, variant form of Latin vericulum, diminutive of veru (“spit, javelin”). Influenced in form by ferro (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈroʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [feˈroʎ]

Noun

ferroll m (plural ferrolls)

1. (archaic) bolt (metal bar used to hold a door shut)

Derived terms

• forrellat

Further reading

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