semal
Catalan
Alternative forms
- semala
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *semālis (“divided in half”), from semis (“half”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semal m (plural semals)
- a wooden bucket resembling a horizontally bisected barrel with handles used for harvesting grapes
- Synonym: portadora
- washtub
- Synonym: cossi
Derived terms
Further reading
- “semal”, 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