lladella

From Vulgar Latin *blatella, variant of *blattula, diminutive of blatta (“moth”). The initial consonant was apparently influenced by latus (“wide”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʎəˈðe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ʎaˈðe.ʎa]

lladella f (plural lladelles)

1. crab louse

   Synonym: cabra

• blatària

• “lladella”, 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
• “lladella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.