mascarell

Catalan

Etymology

From mascara (“soot”) +‎ -ell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məs.kəˈɾeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [mas.kaˈɾeʎ]

Adjective

mascarell (feminine mascarella, masculine plural mascarells, feminine plural mascarelles)

1. sooty

   Synonym: emmascarat

Noun

mascarell m (plural mascarells)

1. the northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

   Synonyms: mascarell atlàntic, sotaler, bec de trinxet

2. any of various others birds in the family Sulidae; the boobies and gannets

Further reading

• “mascarell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “mascarell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.