manescal

Catalan

Alternative forms

• menescal (Valencia)

Etymology

From Old French mareschal. Doublet of mariscal, a recent borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.nəsˈkal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.nesˈkal]

Noun

manescal m (plural manescals, feminine manescala, feminine plural manescales)

1. (historical) veterinarian

See also

• veterinari

Further reading

• “manescal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025