parella
Catalan
Etymology
Feminine of parell, or from Vulgar Latin *paricla, feminine of *pariclus, from contraction of *pariculus, diminutive of Latin par. Compare Spanish pareja, Portuguese parelha, Galician parella, French pareille, Italian parecchia, Romanian pereche.
Noun
parella f (plural parelles)
- pair; A set of two people or animals intended to do something together.
- couple; A set of two people in a relationship.
- pair; A male and female of the same species.
- significant other
- (card games) pair; A set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit.
- (set theory) pair; Each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets.
Galician
Etymology
Feminine of parello, or from Vulgar Latin *paricla, feminine of *pariclus, from contraction of *pariculus, diminutive of Latin par. Compare Spanish pareja, Portuguese parelha, Catalan parella, French pareille, Italian parecchia, Romanian pereche.
Adjective
parella
- feminine singular of parello
Noun
parella f (plural parellas)
- pair; A set of two people or animals intended to do something together.
- couple; A set of two people in a relationship.
- pair; A male and female of the same species.
- significant other
- (card games) pair; A set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit.
- (set theory) pair; Each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets.
- (fishing) pair; A set of two trawlers rigged with a fishing net rig named bou
- (fishing) net; The proper net rig used by a pair of trawlers for fishing
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