tàvega

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa, “level; storey”), from Middle Persian *tābaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈta.βə.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈta.və.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈta.ve.ɣa]

Noun

tàvega f (plural tàvegues)

1. dungeon

   Synonym: masmorra

Further reading

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