rabosa

Catalan

Etymology

From a derivative of Latin rāpum (“turnip”), developing a sense of "tail" in many Romance languages of Iberia, such as Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician rabo. Alternatively, possibly from Old Spanish rabosa, itself of the same origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rəˈβo.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rəˈbo.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [raˈbo.za]

• Audio (Valencia):

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• Rhymes: -oza

Noun

rabosa f (plural raboses)

1. (Valencia) red fox

   Synonyms: guilla, guineu, guineu comuna, guineu roja

2. warty bedstraw (Galium verrucosum)
3. a blenny, especially Montagu's blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita)
4. Atlantic thresher (Alopias vulpinus

   Synonym: peix guilla

Derived terms

• cua de rabosa
• rabosa argentada
• raboseta
• rabosí

Further reading

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