catxel

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly a diminutive of *catxa, variant of cassa (“ladle”), from a pre-Roman root *katti, or from earlier *catxil, from Latin conchylium (“shellfish”), in which case a doublet of conquilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈt͡ʃɛl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈt͡ʃɛl]

Noun

catxel m (plural catxels)

1. common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)

   Synonyms: escopinya de gallet, gall, gallet, carculla, petxina ratllada, berberetxo

Further reading

• “catxel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.