gresol

Catalan

Alternative forms

• cresol

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin form reconstructed as *crosiolus or *cruceolus, from Classical Latin crucibulus. Compare Italian crogiolo, Old French croisuel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾəˈzɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡɾeˈzɔl]

Noun

gresol m (plural gresols)

1. oil lamp

   Synonyms: llàntia, llumenera

2. reservoir (of an oil lamp)
3. crucible
4. hearth (lowest part of a blast furnace)
5. (figurative) melting pot

Derived terms

• agresolat
• gresola
• gresolera

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: crisol
  • → Portuguese: crisol

Further reading

• “gresol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.