caparreta

From caparra +‎ -eta.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.pəˈrɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.pəˈrə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.paˈre.ta]

caparreta f (plural caparretes)

1. cochineal (insect in the family Coccidae)

   Synonym: cotxinilla

• “caparreta”, 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