corcollana

Catalan

Etymology

From corcoll (“worm, larva”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kur.kuˈʎa.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kor.koˈʎa.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɾ.koˈʎa.na]

Noun

corcollana f (plural corcollanes)

1. earwig

   Synonym: papaorelles

Further reading

• “corcollana”, 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