cabdell

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin capitellum, based on Latin caput, capitis (“head”). Cognate with Spanish caudillo, French chapiteau and Italian capitello. Doublet of cabdill.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kəbˈdeʎ/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kabˈdeʎ/

Noun

cabdell m (plural cabdells)

ball (of wool, cotton etc)

Further reading

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

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