cobrecalze
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of cobre (“to cover”) + calze (“chalice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌkɔ.βɾəˈkal.zə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌkɔ.bɾəˈkal.zə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌkɔ.bɾeˈkal.ze]
Noun
cobrecalze m (plural cobrecalzes)
- (Christianity) chalice veil (cloth covering the chalice and paten during the liturgy)
Further reading
- “cobrecalze”, 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