fusell

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eʎ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fusil.

Noun

fusell m (plural fusells)

1. rifle

   Synonym: rifle

   Coordinate terms: trabuc, escopeta

Derived terms

• afusellar

Etymology 2

From fus +‎ -ell, if not directly from Vulgar Latin *fūsellu(m).

Noun

fusell m (plural fusells)

1. alternative form of fuell
2. stud axle
3. leadscrew

Further reading

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