rúfol
Catalan
Alternative forms
- brúfol, rufolós
Etymology
Perhaps from Old Catalan *ruf (“reddish”), from Latin rūfus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈru.fol/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈru.ful/
Adjective
rúfol (feminine rúfola, masculine plural rúfols, feminine plural rúfoles)
- lowering, threatening (of clouds, etc.)
- gloomy, overcast
- (figuratively) threatening, sinister
- Synonym: sinistre
Further reading
- “rúfol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.