capellà
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Compare Occitan capelan, French chapelain.
Pronunciation
Noun
capellà m (plural capellans)
- chaplain
- priest
- Synonym: sacerdot
- slob
- the poor cod (Trisopterus minutus) or the pouting (Trisopterus luscus)
- Synonym: mòllera
- European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Derived terms
- capellanada
- capellanatge
Related terms
Further reading
- “capellà”, 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
- “capellà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.