corball

Catalan

Etymology

From corb +‎ -all.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kurˈbaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [korˈbaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɾˈbaʎ]

Noun

corball m (plural corballs)

1. a drum, especially the shi drum or gurbell (Umbrina cirrosa)
2. meagre

   Synonym: reig

3. brown meagre (Sciaena umbra)

   Synonym: corball de roca

Derived terms

• corball de fang
• corball de roca

Further reading

• “corball”, 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
• “corball” in termcat, Centre de Terminologia, 2025.