rúfol
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Old Catalan *ruf (“reddish”), from Latin rūfus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rúfol (feminine rúfola, masculine plural rúfols, feminine plural rúfoles)
- lowering, threatening (of clouds, etc.)
- gloomy, overcast
- (figurative) threatening, sinister
- Synonym: sinistre
Further reading edit
- “rúfol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.