ferroll
Catalan
Alternative forms
- forroll
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *verruculum, variant form of Latin vericulum, diminutive of veru (“spit, javelin”). Influenced in form by ferro (“iron”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /fəˈroʎ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /feˈroʎ/
Noun
ferroll m (plural ferrolls)
- (archaic) bolt (metal bar used to hold a door shut)
Derived terms
- forrellat
Further reading
- “ferroll” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.