cascavell
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan cascavel, from Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), diminutive of cascābus, from Latin cāccabus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəs.kəˈveʎ/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kəs.kəˈbeʎ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kas.kaˈveʎ/
Noun
cascavell m (plural cascavells)
- jingle bell
- rattle (of a rattlesnake)
Derived terms
- cascavellada
- cascavellejar
- serp de cascavell
Further reading
- “cascavell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.