cornella

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan cornella~corneylla, from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (crow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kurˈne.ʎə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [korˈne.ʎə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɾˈne.ʎa]
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Noun

cornella f (plural cornelles)

  1. a crow, especially the carrion crow (Corvus corone)
    Synonym: cucala
  2. (archaic) adulteress

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cornelha, inherited from Latin cornīcula, diminutive of cornīx (crow). Compare Spanish corneja, French corneille.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koɾˈneʎɐ]

Noun

cornella f (plural cornellas)

  1. (rare) carrion crow (Corvus corone)
    Synonym: corvo

Etymology 2

From Latin corniculum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koɾˈneʎɐ]

Noun

cornella f (plural cornellas)

  1. pod
    Synonyms: casula, cornello, vaíña, vaxa

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