carnut

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *carnūtus, derived from Latin carnem (“meat”). By surface analysis, carn +‎ -ut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kərˈnut]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaɾˈnut]

Adjective

carnut (feminine carnuda, masculine plural carnuts, feminine plural carnudes)

1. fleshy, meaty

   Synonym: molsut

Further reading

• “carnut”, 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
• “carnut”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “carnut” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “carnut” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.