cabell d'àngel
Catalan
Etymology
Literally, “angel's hair”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kəˈβɛʎ ˈd‿aɲ.ʒəl]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəˈbəʎ ˈd‿aɲ.ʒəl]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaˈbeʎ ˈd‿aɲ.d͡ʒel]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Noun
cabell d'àngel m (plural cabells d'àngel)
- (often in the plural) cabell d'àngel (sweet confection generally made from Siam pumpkin)
- angel hair, capellini
- Synonym: fideu de cabell d'àngel
- (in the plural) lametta
- Synonym: pluja
- (in the plural) dodder
- Synonym: cuscuta
Descendants
- → Spanish: cabello de ángel (calque)
Further reading
- “cabell d'àngel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007