mareperla

From mare (“mother”) +‎ perla (“pearl”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌma.ɾəˈpɛr.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌma.ɾeˈpɛɾ.la]

mareperla f (plural mareperles)

1. mother-of-pearl

   Synonym: nacre

2. a mollusk shell which contains mother-of-pearl, particularly that of a pearl oyster

• “mareperla”, 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