carall
Catalan
Etymology
Uncertain. Coromines proposes a derivation from Latin *caraculum from the rare verb cārō (“I card [wool]”). An alternative favoured by Moll and Meyer-Lübke is a derivation from Latin *characulum, a diminutive of Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “pole”). Cognate with Spanish carajo, Galician carallo and Portuguese caralho.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəˈɾaʎ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaˈɾaʎ/
Noun
carall m (plural caralls)
- (vulgar) penis
- Synonym: cigala
Derived terms
- carallot
- cavall
Interjection
carall
- (vulgar) fuck!
Further reading
- “carall” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “carall”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “carall” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “carall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.