menestral
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ministeriālis (“servant, employee”).
Pronunciation
Noun
menestral m (plural menestrals, feminine menestrala, feminine plural menestrales)
- handicraftsman, craftsperson, craftsman (manual laborer)
Further reading
- “menestral”, 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
- “menestral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “menestral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “menestral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ministeriālis (“servant, employee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /menesˈtɾal/ [me.nesˈt̪ɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: me‧nes‧tral
Noun
menestral m (plural menestrales, feminine menestrala, feminine plural menestralas)
- handicraftsman, craftsperson, craftsman (manual laborer)
Further reading
- “menestral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024