morral

Catalan

Etymology

From morro +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

morral m (plural morrals)

1. nosebag
2. (colloquial) lout

Derived terms

• morralet

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From morro +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈral/ [moˈral]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mo‧rral

Noun

morral m (plural morrales)

1. backpack, knapsack

   Synonyms: chuspa, garniel, carriel, zurrón

   Perico echó un rápido recuento a las ovejas y no se admiró de contar 51. "¡Ahora sí eran cincuenta y una!" Sonrió mientras abría su morral y devoraba su almuerzo.

   Perico quickly counted the sheep and did not marvel 51. "Of course, there were fifty-one," he smiled as he opened his knapsack and ate his lunch.

Derived terms

• morralada

Further reading

• “morral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024