llor

Catalan

Alternative forms

• llord

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow”).

Adjective

llor (feminine llora, masculine plural llors, feminine plural llores)

1. (obsolete) dark brown
2. (obsolete) mulatto (mixed race, with one Black and one White parent)

Hypernyms

• bru

Derived terms

• llora

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Catalan lor, from Latin laurus.

Noun

llor m (plural llors)

1. laurel

Holonyms

• lloreda

Derived terms

• lloreda
• llorejar
• llorell
• llorer

Further reading

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