sortilla
Catalan
Alternative forms
- sortija
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *sorticula (“small object for casting lots”), diminutive of sors (“fate”). Cognate with Galician sortella, Spanish sortija.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /suɾˈti.ʎə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /surˈti.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /soɾˈti.ʎa/
Noun
sortilla f (plural sortilles)
- The ring used in ring jousting.
- Ring jousting (a mediaeval and modern sport where horseback riders try to speak a hanging ring with a lance or pole)
- A type of carnival game in which a person uses a pole to fish for fruit in a tank.
Derived terms
- sortiller
See also
- justa
Further reading
- “sortilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.