sarraí
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan sarrací, from Late Latin Saracēnus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós), from a Semitic source.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sarraí (feminine sarraïna, masculine plural sarraïns, feminine plural sarraïnes)
- Saracen
- Synonym: sarraïnesc
Noun
sarraí m (plural sarraïns, feminine sarraïna, feminine plural sarraïnes)
Further reading
- “sarraí”, 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
- “sarraí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.