pinyol
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pīneolus, from pīneus (“relating to pine trees”). A variant of pinyó (“pine nut”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /piˈɲɔl/
Noun
pinyol m (plural pinyols)
- seed (of fruits), stone, pit, pip
- (slang) A prolonged note from a singer, often at the climax of an aria.
- La soprano ha fet un pinyol que ens ha deixat sense alè.
- The soprano sang a prolonged note that left us breathless.
- (slang) The essential part of an event; the core or climax.
- La malaurada mort de Jordi Fité va trasbalsar de valent el pinyol de l'Assemblea Nacional Catalana.
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Derived terms
- pinyola
- pinyolada
- pinyolar
Related terms
- pinyó
Further reading
- “pinyol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.