llauna

Catalan

Alternative forms

• llanda (Valencia)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lamina, either via dissimilation to *labina or contraction to *lamna and subsequent vocalization of m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʎaw.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈʎaw.na]

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• Rhymes: -awna

Noun

llauna f (plural llaunes)

1. tin plate
2. can, tin (vessel)
3. roasting pan
4. (colloquial) annoyance, nuisance

   Synonyms: fastidi, lata, molèstia, rotllo, punyeta

Derived terms

• llaunar
• enllaunar

Further reading

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