xaloc

Catalan

Etymology

Likely from Old Occitan eissalot and its variants (e.g. exaloc), from Massalian Ancient Greek *ἐξαλώτης (*exalṓtēs), from ἔξαλος (éxalos, "out of the sea" → "wind from the southeast"). Traditionally thought to be a derivative of Arabic شَرْق (šarq, “east”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃəˈlɔk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ʃaˈlɔk], [t͡ʃaˈlɔk]

Noun

xaloc m (plural xalocs)

1. southeast
2. sirocco

Derived terms

• xalocada
• xaloquejar
• xaloquell
• xaloquet

References

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