corcoll

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin curculiō (“weevil”). The connection to "back of the neck" is obscure and this may represent a different root entirely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kurˈkoʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [korˈkoʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɾˈkoʎ]

Noun

corcoll m (plural corcolls)

1. (dialectal) worm, larva

   Synonyms: corc, corcó

2. nape of the neck

   Synonym: nuca

3. stem (of a spinning top)

   Synonym: capoll

Related terms

• corc
• corcollana

References

• “corcoll” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “corcoll”, 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