mascarell
Catalan
Etymology
mascara (“soot”) + -ell
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məs.kəˈɾeʎ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mas.kaˈɾeʎ/
Adjective
mascarell (feminine mascarella, masculine plural mascarells, feminine plural mascarelles)
- sooty
- Synonym: emmascarat
Noun
mascarell ? (plural mascarells)
- The northern gannet (Morus bassanus).
- Synonyms: mascarell atlàntic, sotaler, bec de trinxet
- Any of various others birds in the family Sulidae; the boobies and gannets.
Further reading
- “mascarell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mascarell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.