aldarull

Catalan

Alternative forms

• aldarulla

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from al·leluia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əl.ðəˈɾuʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [al.ðaˈɾuʎ]
• Rhymes: -uʎ

Noun

aldarull m (plural aldarulls)

1. stir, fuss, hoo-ha, uproar

   Synonyms: avalot, rebombori, gatzara

2. riot
   • 2020 November 1, “Segona nit d'aldarulls per les restriccions anti-Covid a Madrid, Màlaga i Logronyo”, in CCMA Notícies‎^[1]:

     El malestar per les restriccions per la Covid, sumat al negacionisme i, en alguns casos, a convocatòries d'extrema dreta, s'estén. Divendres van ser Barcelona, Burgos i Santander, i aquest dissabte hi ha hagut protestes amb aldarulls a Madrid, Màlaga, Logronyo, Bilbao i, de nou, Santander.

     Discontent with the restrictions due to COVID is spreading, combined with denialism and, in certain cases, with far-right organizing. On Friday it was Barcelona, Burgos, and Santander, and this Saturday there were protests with riots in Madrid, Málaga, Logroño, Bilbao, and again in Santander.

Further reading

• “aldarull” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “aldarull”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024