garavël

Romagnol

Etymology

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Noun

garavël m (plural garavèl)

1. (botany) small cluster of grapes, part of a grape
2. (figurative) illegitimate child
   • c. 1500–1600, author unknown, Pulôn mat:

     Pavlon ad Garavël ad Bartulaz

     Napoleon [born] (from) an illegitimate child that belonged to Bartulaz

Related terms

• garavlêr

References

• Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 250